rcvtty in BSD 3.0 and 4.0 does not properly drop privileges before executing a script, which allows local attackers to gain privileges by specifying an alternate Trojan horse script on the command line.
2001-01-09T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | bsdi | bsd_os | 3.0 | Yes |
Operating System | bsdi | bsd_os | 3.1 | Yes |
Operating System | bsdi | bsd_os | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | bsdi | bsd_os | 4.0.1 | Yes |