LessTif libXm privilege escalation

lestif-libxm-privilege-escalation (28298) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

LessTif could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation in the DEBUG_FILE environment variable. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create world-writable files with root privileges by executing a setuid binary that is linked with the libXm library.

Platforms Affected:

  • LessTif.org Open Source Project, LessTif 0.93.94-4

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Reported:

Aug 09, 2006

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