Viscosity 'ViscosityHelper' Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
BID:55002
CVE-2012-4284 |Info
Viscosity 'ViscosityHelper' Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 55002 |
| Class: | Unknown |
| CVE: |
CVE-2012-4284 |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Aug 14 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 02 2013 03:47PM |
| Credit: | Jason A. Donenfeld |
| Vulnerable: | |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Viscosity 'ViscosityHelper' Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Viscosity is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Successful exploits allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected computers.
Viscosity 1.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Viscosity is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Successful exploits allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected computers.
Viscosity 1.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
Viscosity 'ViscosityHelper' Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.
The following exploits are available:
Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.
The following exploits are available:
Solution / Fix
Viscosity 'ViscosityHelper' Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
References
Viscosity 'ViscosityHelper' Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
References:
References:
- OS X Local Root Exploit for Viscosity OpenVPN Client (Jason A. Donenfeld)
- Viscosity Homepage (Thesparklabs)