Description
Buffer overflow in OSH before 1.7-15 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long current working directory and filename.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗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
- Operator Shell (osh) 1.7-13 - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-1154 · local · Aug 16, 2005 · verified
- Operator Shell (osh) 1.7-12 - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-788 · local · Feb 5, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- DSA-918-1 osh - programming error Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 17967 third-party-advisory
- DSA-918 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2005-2812 vdb-entry
- 12455 vdb-entry
- 21576 vdb-entry