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rssh "chroot" Directory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18224
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Release Date:
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2005-12-23
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Last Update:
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2006-03-23
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Popularity:
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7,713 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | rssh 2.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Max Vozeler has reported a vulnerability in rssh, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a design error that allows malicious users to use the affected application with arbitrary chroot directories.
The vulnerability is related to #1 in:
SA18223
Successful exploitation requires that "rssh_chroot_helper" is installed setuid root.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.0.0 through 2.2.3.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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