Description
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
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
- Rational ClearCase 3.2/4.x - DB Loader TERM Environment Variable Buffer Overflow EDB-21150 · local · Nov 9, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3523 vdb-entry
- clearcase-dbloader-term-bo(7488) vdb-entry
- 20011109 ClearCase db_loader TERM environment variable buffer overflow vulnerability mailing-list