Description
IBM GINA, when used for OS/2 domain authentication of Windows NT users, allows local users to gain administrator privileges by changing the GroupMapping registry key.
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
- IBM GINA for NT 1.0 - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-19472 · local · Aug 23, 1999 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ibm-gina-group-add(3166) vdb-entry
- 19990823 IBM Gina security warning mailing-list
- 608 vdb-entry