Description
Automount daemon automountd allows local or remote users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Solaris 2.5.1 - 'automount' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-19199 · local · Nov 26, 1997 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19971126 Solaris 2.5.1 automountd exploit (fwd) mailing-list
- HPSBUX9910-104 vendor-advisory
- 19990103 SUN almost has a clue! (automountd) mailing-list
- 235 vdb-entry
- CA-99-05 third-party-advisory