Debian /usr/bin/suidexec Vulnerability

BID:94

Info

Debian /usr/bin/suidexec Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 94
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-1999-1390
Remote: No
Local: No
Published: Apr 28 1998 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 12:16AM
Credit: This vulnerability was published on the BugTraq mailing list by Thomas Roessler <[email protected]> on Tue, 28 Apr 1998.
Vulnerable: Debian suidmanager 0.18
+ Debian Linux 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Debian suidmanager 0.19

Exploit / POC

Debian /usr/bin/suidexec Vulnerability

/usr/bin/suidexec &lt;your program&gt; /path/to/suid/script

Solution / Fix

Debian /usr/bin/suidexec Vulnerability

Solution:
Upgrade to suidmanager 0.19 from
ftp://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian/Incoming/suidmanager_0.19_all.deb.
This removes the suidexec program entirely.

References

Debian /usr/bin/suidexec Vulnerability

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