Description
vccleaner in VideoCache 1.9.2 allows local users with Squid proxy user privileges to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /var/log/videocache/vccleaner.log.
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
- VideoCache 1.9.2 - 'vccleaner' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-10487 · local · Dec 16, 2009
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20091216 VideoCache 1.9.2 vccleaner root vulnerability mailing-list
- 20091216 VideoCache 1.9.2 vccleaner root vulnerability mailing-list
- videocache-vccleaner-symlink(54916) vdb-entry
- 37733 third-party-advisory