Description
Buffer overflow in Eterm of Enlightenment Imlib2 1.0.4 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME 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
- IMLib2 - Home Environment Variable Buffer Overflow EDB-21226 · local · Jan 13, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3868 vdb-entry
- 20020121 Re: Eterm SGID utmp Buffer Overflow (Local) mailing-list
- 20020113 Eterm SGID utmp Buffer Overflow (Local) mailing-list
- eterm-home-bo(7896) vdb-entry