CVE-2011-2921 Privilege escalation in ktsuss
ktsuss fails to drop root privileges before executing user commands, allowing local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-2921?
CVE-2011-2921 is a critical vulnerability in ktsuss, published on 19 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior has the uid set to root and does not drop privileges prior to executing user specified commands, which can result in command execution with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-273
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2921?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ktsuss Project Ktsuss.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2921?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-2921 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-2921 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in ktsuss
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gp69-8v27-vccw.