Description
The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to write arbitrary configuration settings and gain privileges via a crafted property name in a dbus message.
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
- WICD 1.7.1 - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-18733 · local · Apr 12, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 48759 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397
- 52987 vdb-entry
- https://launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888
- [oss-security] 20120411 CVE id request: wicd mailing-list
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221
- 49657 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-5909 vendor-advisory
- http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
- FEDORA-2012-5923 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120411 Re: CVE id request: wicd mailing-list
- 18733 exploit
- GLSA-201206-08 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-5858 vendor-advisory
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751