Description
misc.cpp in KPopup 0.9.1 trusts the PATH variable when executing killall, which allows local users to elevate their privileges by modifying the PATH variable to reference a malicious killall 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
- kpopup 0.9.x - Privileged Command Execution EDB-23308 · local · Oct 28, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 2742 vdb-entry
- kpopup-systemcall-execute-code(13540) vdb-entry
- 8915 vdb-entry
- 20031028 Local root vuln in kpopup mailing-list
- 10105 third-party-advisory