Proxychains-ng 'LD_PRELOAD' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:74648

CVE-2015-3887 |

Info

Proxychains-ng 'LD_PRELOAD' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 74648
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2015-3887
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 12 2015 12:00AM
Updated: May 12 2015 12:00AM
Credit: Pranav Kant
Vulnerable: Proxychains-ng Proxychains-ng 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Proxychains-ng 'LD_PRELOAD' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Proxychains-ng is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers execute arbitrary code.

An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a legitimate user into running the affected application from a directory that contains a malicious library file.

Solution / Fix

Proxychains-ng 'LD_PRELOAD' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Proxychains-ng 'LD_PRELOAD' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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