CVE-2011-1496

tmux <1.4 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by ph0x90bic · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44081
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44239
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693

Scores

EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 26.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
nicholas_marriott/tmux 1.3
nicholas_marriott/tmux 1.4
Published Apr 18, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026