Description
Sawmill for Solaris 6.2.14 and earlier creates the AdminPassword file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the file.
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
- Sawmill 6.2.x - Admin Password Insecure Default Permissions EDB-21288 · local · Feb 11, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.sawmill.net/version_history.html
- 4077 vdb-entry
- sawmill-admin-password-insecure(8173) vdb-entry
- 20020211 Vulnerability in Sawmill for Solaris v. 6.2.14 mailing-list