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Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux.
From: Gerrie <gerrie () HIT2000 ORG>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 11:20:44 +0200
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralf-Philipp Weinmann"
On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Gerrie wrote:Again some blackhats have a zeroday exploits in their hands. It's exploits a bug in the linux kernel by using ping, does someone have more info?Does that bug actually allow you to increase your privs or is it DoS only ? What kernel versions are concerned ?
No it's a exploit to gain root -all evidence point that way-. We haven't reconstructed the situation -yet- and don't have any trace of the exploit. The only fact there is that they had root, and it was a 2.2.16 kernel. gtx, Gerrie btw: didn't ADM have a zeroday ?
Current thread:
- Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Gerrie (Aug 19)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Ralf-Philipp Weinmann (Aug 19)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Gerrie (Aug 20)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Tymm Twillman (Aug 20)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Ralf-Philipp Weinmann (Aug 20)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Samu (Aug 20)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Pedro Hugo (Aug 20)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Peter Batenburg (Aug 21)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. PatrickM (Aug 21)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Martin MaD Douda (Aug 21)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Gerrie (Aug 20)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Ralf-Philipp Weinmann (Aug 19)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Goense, Jacob (Aug 20)
- Re: Local root through vulnerability in ping on linux. Joe User (Aug 21)