Description
Buffer overflow in Century Software TERM allows local users to gain root privileges via a long tty argument to the callin program.
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
- Century Software Term For Linux 6.27.869 - Command Line Buffer Overflow EDB-21302 · local · Feb 25, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4174 vdb-entry
- 20020227 Century Software Term Exploit mailing-list
- 20020222 Censoft TERM Emu bOf mailing-list
- term-tty-bo(8291) vdb-entry