Joe text editor suid backup files
| joe-backup-suid-files (10125) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
joe could create malicious suid root files when a root user edits an attacker's created file. If a local attacker could convince a root user to edit a malicious suid file, the attacker could potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed on the system with root privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 17 2002 - 13:30:24 CDT : joe editor backup problem.
- SourceForge.net: Project: JOE - Joe's own editor: Summary.
- BID-5732: Joe Text Editor Backup SetUID Executable Editing Permission Elevation Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-2334: Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users.
Platforms Affected:
- Joseph Allen joe
Reported:
Sep 17, 2002
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