CVE-2003-0269
youbin - Local Privilege Escalation via HOME Environment Variable
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0269. PoCs published by Knud Erik Hojgaard.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a local buffer overflow in youbin (version 3.4) by overflowing the HOME environment variable with a crafted return address and shellcode. The shellcode executes a setuid(0) followed by an execve('/bin/sh') to gain root privileges.
Description
Buffer overflow in youbin allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a local buffer overflow in youbin (version 3.4) by overflowing the HOME environment variable with a crafted return address and shellcode. The shellcode executes a setuid(0) followed by an execve('/bin/sh') to gain root privileges.