Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been discovered in sudosh2, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
sudosh2 sudosh-replay Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38349
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38349/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in sudosh2, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"replay()" function in src/replay.c.
For more information:
SA38292
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.2. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Do not replay untrusted session recordings.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Originally reported in sudosh3 by Adam Borowski.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2010/01/msg00317.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA38292:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38292/
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