Description
NetBSD 1.6, NetBSD 2.0 through 2.1, and NetBSD-current before 20051031 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching a debugger to a setuid/setgid (P_SUGID) process that performs an exec without a reset of real credentials.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15290
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0157.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2005/10/31/0001.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://prdelka.blackart.org.uk/exploitz/prdelka-vs-BSD-ptrace.tar.gz
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20759
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_netbsd
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2005-013.txt.asc
Scores
EPSS
0.0063
EPSS Percentile
70.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (8)
netbsd/netbsd
1.6
netbsd/netbsd
1.6.1
netbsd/netbsd
1.6.2
netbsd/netbsd
2.0
netbsd/netbsd
2.0.1
netbsd/netbsd
2.0.2
netbsd/netbsd
2.0.3
netbsd/netbsd
2.1
Published
Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026