CVE-2007-1400

Description

Plash permits sandboxed processes to open /dev/tty, which allows local users to escape sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by sending characters to a shell process on the same termimal via the TIOCSTI ioctl.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory beasts.org Vendor Advisory osvdb.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://plash.beasts.org/wiki/PlashIssues/TtyVulnerability	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22892	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24498	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0909	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/32598	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/plash/2007-03/msg00000.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1400?: CVE-2007-1400 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1400?: To fix CVE-2007-1400, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1400 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-1400 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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