Joe text editor suid backup files
| joe-backup-suid-files (10125) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
joe could create malicious suid root files when a root user edits an attacker's created file. If a local attacker could convince a root user to edit a malicious suid file, the attacker could potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed on the system with root privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Joseph Allen, joe
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 17 2002 - 13:30:24 CDT , joe editor backup problem at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0199.html.
- SourceForge.net, Project: JOE - Joe's own editor: Summary at http://sourceforge.net/projects/joe-editor/.
- BID-5732: Joe Text Editor Backup SetUID Executable Editing Permission Elevation Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-2334: Joe text editor 2.8 through 2.9.7 does not remove the group and user setuid bits for backup files, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary setuid and setgid root programs when root edits scripts owned by other users.
Reported:
Sep 17, 2002
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