SCO Unixware 7.1 pkgcat - Local Buffer Overflow

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/853/info It is possible to view the entries in /etc/shadow through exploiting a buffer overflow in pkgcat and pkginstall. Though neither of these binaries are setuid, the dacread permissions which are granted in /etc/security/tcb/privs give them the...

unixware.pkg.exploits.txt

Greetings, OVERVIEW Most of UnixWare's pkg commands can be exploited to print /etc/shadow, leading to a probable root compromise. BACKGROUND Only tested on UnixWare 7.1. DETAILS The permissions for the UnixWare pkg commands are as follows: bash-2.02$ ls -la /usr/sbin/pkgchk /usr/bin/pkginfo...

SCO Unixware 7.1 pkginstall - Local Buffer Overflow

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/853/info It is possible to view the entries in /etc/shadow through exploiting a buffer overflow in pkgcat and pkginstall. Though neither of these binaries are setuid, the dacread permissions which are granted in /etc/security/tcb/privs give them the...

pam_unix_passwd.so.txt

Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 13:12:45 +0100 From: Michal Zalewski Reply-To: Bugtraq List To: [email protected] Subject: Linux PAM up to 0.64-2 local root compromise As someone said, "Never make any mistaeks." Latest release of Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules pam-0.64-2, as well as previous...