Description
BMC PATROL SNMP Agent before 3.2.07 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writeable files as root by specifying the target file as the second argument to the snmpmagt program.
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
- BMC Software Patrol 3.2.5 - Patrol SNMP Agent File Creation/Permission EDB-19422 · local · Jul 14, 1999 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19990713 Root Perms Gained with Patrol SNMP Agent 3.2 (all others?) mailing-list
- 19990801 Re: Root Perms Gained with Patrol SNMP Agent 3.2 (all others?) mailing-list
- 525 vdb-entry