Debian Security Advisory
DSA-092-1 wmtv -- local root exploit
- Date Reported:
- 06 Dec 2001
- Affected Packages:
- wmtv
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 3658.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-1272. - More information:
-
Nicolas Boullis found a nasty security problem in the wmtv (a
dockable video4linux TV player for windowmaker) package as
distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2.
wmtv can optionally run a command if you double-click on the TV window. This command can be specified using the -e command line option. However, since wmtv is installed suid root, this command was also run as root, which gives local users a very simple way to get root access.
This has been fixed in version 0.6.5-2potato1 by dropping root privileges before executing the command. We recommend that you upgrade your wmtv package immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/wmtv_0.6.5.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1.dsc
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1_i386.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1_m68k.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/wmtv_0.6.5-2potato1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.