Description
IBM Netfinity Remote Control allows local users to gain administrator privileges by starting programs from the process manager, which runs with system level privileges.
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 Remote Control Software 1.0 - Code Execution EDB-19227 · local · May 10, 1999 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19990525 Security Leak with IBM Netfinity Remote Control Software mailing-list
- 19990609 IBM's response to "Security Leak with IBM Netfinity Remote Control Software mailing-list
- 284 vdb-entry