Description
Unspecified vulnerability in sys/dev/pci/vga_pci.c in the VGA graphics driver for wscons in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0, when the kernel is compiled with the PCIAGP option and a non-AGP device is being used, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly related to agp_ioctl NULL pointer reference.
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
- OpenBSD 3.x < 4.0 - 'vga_ioctl()' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-3094 · local · Jan 7, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://ilja.netric.org/files/Unusual%20bugs%2023c3.pdf
- 32574 vdb-entry
- [openbsd-cvs] 20070103 CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: www mailing-list
- [3.9] 017: SECURITY FIX: January 3, 2007 vendor-advisory
- [4.0] 007: SECURITY FIX: January 3, 2007 vendor-advisory
- 1017468 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-0043 vdb-entry
- 23608 third-party-advisory
- openbsd-vga-privilege-escalation(31276) vdb-entry
- [openbsd-cvs] 20070103 Re: CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: src mailing-list