Record summary

CVE-2011-4122 has a selected CVSS score of 6.9; EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in openpam_configure.c in OpenPAM before r478 on FreeBSD 8.1 allows local users to load arbitrary DSOs and gain privileges via a .. (dot dot) in the service_name argument to the pam_start function, as demonstrated by a .. in the -c option to kcheckpass.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBOpenPAM - 'pam_start()' Local Privilege EscalationExploitDB exploitby IKCENot analyzed1 file
ExploitDB

PoC details

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