Description
csstart program in iCal 2.1 Patch 2 uses relative pathnames to install the libsocket and libnsl libraries, which could allow the icsuser account to gain root privileges by creating a Trojan Horse library in the current or parent directory.
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
- Netscape iCal 2.1 Patch2 - iPlanet iCal 'csstart' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-20276 · local · Oct 10, 2000 · verified
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References
- 7209 vdb-entry
- ical-csstart-gain-access(5757) vdb-entry
- 1769 vdb-entry
- A100900-1 vendor-advisory