grsecurity Kernel Patch trivial Local Privilege Escalation ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in grsecurity Kernel Patch. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function trivial. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0253. There is no exploit available. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in grsecurity Kernel Patch (version now known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function trivial. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

** DISPUTED ** Unspecified vulnerability in the grsecurity patch has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, a different vulnerability than the expand_stack vulnerability from the Digital Armaments 20070110 pre-advisory. NOTE: the grsecurity developer has disputed this issue, stating that "the function they claim the vulnerability to be in is a trivial function, which can, and has been, easily checked for any supposed vulnerabilities." The developer also cites a past disclosure that was not proven.

The weakness was shared 01/16/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at digitalarmaments.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0253 since 01/16/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: digitalarmaments.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-0253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34404

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 10:21 PM
Updated: 08/07/2024 03:53 PM
Changes: 03/12/2015 10:21 PM (44), 08/14/2018 08:27 AM (1), 08/07/2024 03:53 PM (17)
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