Linux Kernel 2.6.x - CIFS CHRoot Security Restriction Bypass

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17742/info The Linux Kernel is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass a security restriction. This issue is due to a failure in the kernel to properly sanitize user-supplied data. The problem affects chroot inside of an SMB-mounted...

PT-2006-2847 · Linux · Linux

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux versions prior to 2.6.17 Description: A directory traversal issue in the CIFS implementation allows local users to bypass chroot restrictions on an SMB-mounted filesystem by utilizing ".." sequences. Recommendations: For Linux versions...

ProFTPd 1.2.7 < 1.2.9rc2 - Remote Code Execution / Brute Force

/ ProFTPd 1.2.7 - 1.2.9rc2 remote r00t exploit -------------------------------------------- By Haggis This exploit builds on the work of bkbll to create a working, brute-force remote exploit for the \n procesing bug in ProFTPd. Tested on SuSE 8.0, 8.1 and RedHat 7.2/8.0 it works quite well... the...