CVE-2002-0851
isdn4linux - Local Privilege Escalation via Format String in ipppd Device Name Argument
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2002-0851. PoCs published by TESO Security, Gobbles Security.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a format string vulnerability in the ipppd utility of isdn4linux, which is installed with setuid root privileges. It manipulates the GOT entry of syslog() to redirect execution to a fixed stack address containing shellcode, achieving local privilege escalation.
Description
Format string vulnerability in ISDN Point to Point Protocol (PPP) daemon (ipppd) in the ISDN4Linux (i4l) package allows local users to gain root privileges via format strings in the device name command line argument, which is not properly handled in a call to syslog.
Exploits (2)
This exploit targets a format string vulnerability in the ipppd utility of isdn4linux, which is installed with setuid root privileges. It manipulates the GOT entry of syslog() to redirect execution to a fixed stack address containing shellcode, achieving local privilege escalation.
This exploit targets a format string vulnerability in the ipppd utility of isdn4linux, which is installed setuid root on SuSE 8.0. It leverages the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by overwriting the .dtors section.