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CVE-2012-3485

Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier relies on argv[0] to determine the name of an appropriate (1) kernel module pathname or (2) executable file pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via an execl system call.

Published

2012-08-26T19:55:02.043

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	google	tunnelblick	≤ 3.3beta20	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0122.html ([email protected])
http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/issues/detail?id=212 ([email protected])
http://git.zx2c4.com/Pwnnel-Blicker/tree/pwnnel-blicker-for-kids.sh ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24578 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/14/1 ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0122.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/issues/detail?id=212 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.zx2c4.com/Pwnnel-Blicker/tree/pwnnel-blicker-for-kids.sh (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24578 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/14/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)