OSVDB ID: 44365

Title: MirBSD Korn Shell (mksh) TTY Attachment Local Privilege Escalation

Info

Disclosure

Apr 12, 2008

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version R33d or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-1845 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 28768
Secunia Advisory ID: 29803
ISS X-Force ID: 41794
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.mirbsd.org/mksh.htm#clog

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/44365