OSVDB ID: 22093

Title: NView RPATH Subversion Local Privilege Escalation

Info

Disclosure

Dec 29, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

NView contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue caused by an insecure RPATH and is triggered when the application is launched within a shared directory containing a malicious library. This flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality or integrity through arbitrary code execution.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Pierre.e Gougelet

NView

4.51

References

Credit

  • nelchael -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/22093