Linux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 - 'Dirty COW' 'PTRACE_POKEDATA' Race Condition Privilege Escalation (/etc/passwd Method)

// // This exploit uses the pokemon exploit of the dirtycow vulnerability // as a base and automatically generates a new passwd line. // The user will be prompted for the new password when the binary is run. // The original /etc/passwd file is then backed up to /tmp/passwd.bak // and overwrites t...

Linux Kernel 2.6.22 < 3.9 - 'Dirty COW /proc/self/mem' Race Condition Privilege Escalation (/etc/passwd Method)

// EDB-Note: Compile: g++ -Wall -pedantic -O2 -std=c++11 -pthread -o dcow 40847.cpp -lutil // EDB-Note: Recommended way to run: ./dcow -s Will automatically do "echo 0 /proc/sys/vm/dirtywritebackcentisecs" // // ----------------------------------------------------------------- // Copyright C 2016...