Description
Buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.37, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
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
- Snes9x 1.3 - Local Buffer Overflow EDB-21120 · local · Oct 16, 2001 · verified
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References
- 20011016 [ ** Snes9x buffer overflow vulnerability ** ] mailing-list
- 3437 vdb-entry