Description
Race condition in Ce/Ceterm (aka ARPUS/Ce) 2.5.4 and earlier allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ce_edit_log temporary 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 2
- ARPUS/Ce - Local File Overwrite (setuid) EDB-973 · local · May 1, 2005 · verified
- ARPUS/Ce - Local Overflow (setuid) EDB-974 · local · May 1, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20050501 DMA[2005-0501a] - 'ARPUS/Ce setuid buffer overflow and file overwrite' mailing-list
- 1013855 vdb-entry
- 16050 vdb-entry
- 15197 third-party-advisory
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0501a%5D.txt