vendor:
fetchmail
by:
kf
7,2
CVSS
HIGH
Setgid vulnerability
264
CWE
Product Name: fetchmail
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Unix-like systems
2006
Previously undisclosed local fetchmail issue
This exploit takes advantage of a setgid vulnerability in the fetchmail program. The attacker creates a malicious file in the /tmp directory and sets it to be executable. The attacker then runs the fetchmail program, which is setgid, and the malicious file is executed.
Mitigation:
The vulnerability can be mitigated by removing the setgid bit from the fetchmail program.
