CVE-2014-0476
The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse executable. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when /tmp is not mounted with the noexec option.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 13.10 | 13.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | 12.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
| chkrootkit / chkrootkit | - | 0.49.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | 10.04.x |
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.chkrootkit.org/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/
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