Description
ncpfs 2.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or possibly gain privileges via symlink attacks involving the (1) ncpmount and (2) ncpumount programs.
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
- ncpfs < 2.2.6 (Gentoo / Linux) - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-779 · local · Jan 30, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 38371 third-party-advisory
- 20100305 ncpfs, Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558833
- SUSE-SR:2010:013 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-1168 vendor-advisory
- 38327 third-party-advisory
- 20100305 ncpfs, Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- FEDORA-2010-1145 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2010:012 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532940
- 38563 vdb-entry
- 20100305 Re: ncpfs, Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list