KPopup system call allows attacker to execute code

kpopup-systemcall-execute-code (13540) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

KPopup, if installed suid root, could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the system call. KPopup is installed suid by default. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

Platforms Affected:

  • Torsten Henschel, KPopup 0.9.1

Remedy:

No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Oct 28 2003 - 12:12:43 CST , Local root vuln in kpopup at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0288.html.
  • BID-8915: kpopup Privileged Command Execution Vulnerability
  • BID-8918: kpopup Local Arguments Format String Vulnerability
  • CVE-2003-1167: misc.cpp in KPopup 0.9.1 trusts the PATH variable when executing killall, which allows local users to elevate their privileges by modifying the PATH variable to reference a malicious killall program.
  • CVE-2003-1170: Format string vulnerability in main.cpp in kpopup 0.9.1 and 0.9.5pre2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in command line arguments.
  • OSVDB ID: 2742: KPopup Insecure Path Privilege Escalation
  • OSVDB ID: 3290: KPopup Format String Privilege Escalation
  • SA10105: KPopup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Reported:

Oct 28, 2003

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