Description
Mono, when Moonlight before 2.3.0.1 or 2.99.x before 2.99.0.10 is used, does not properly validate arguments to generic methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass generic constraints, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted method call.
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
- Mono/Moonlight Generic Type Argument - Privilege Escalation EDB-15974 · dos · Jan 11, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- SUSE-SR:2011:001 vendor-advisory
- 42373 third-party-advisory
- http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#Moonlight_Generic_Constraints_Bypass_Vulnerability
- 15974 exploit
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=655847
- 42877 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/4905ef1130feb26c3150b28b97e4a96752e0d399
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/cf1ec146f7c6acdc6697032b3aaafc68ffacdcac
- 45051 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0076 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2010:024 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/65292a69c837b8a5f7a392d34db63de592153358
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=654136