Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0 through 4.05 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious smbpasswd 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
- Qpopper 4.0.x - 'poppassd' Privilege Escalation EDB-21 · local · Apr 29, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3268 third-party-advisory
- 20030429 [INetCop Security Advisory] Qpopper v4.0.x poppassd local root mailing-list
- 20030428 Qpopper v4.0.x poppassd local root exploit mailing-list
- qpopper-poppassd-root-access(11877) vdb-entry
- 7447 vdb-entry