KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.2/2.0 kscd - SHELL Environmental Variable

Author: Sebastian
type: local
platform: linux
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date_added: 2000-05-16
date_updated: 2012-07-22
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2000-0393;OSVDB-1334
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1206/info

Some linux distributions (S.u.S.E. 6.4 reported) ship with kscd (a CD player for the KDE Desktop) sgid disk. kscd uses the contents of the 'SHELL' environment variable to execute a browser. This makes it possible to obtain a sgid 'disk' shell. Using these privileges along with code provided in the exploit, it is possible to change attributes on raw disks. This in turns allows an attacker to create a root shell, thus compromising the intergrity of the machine.

Red Hat, Linux Mandrake, and Turbo Linux do not currently ship with kscd setgid 'disk'.

https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/19915.tgz