CVE-2009-0342

Public Exploit

Description

Niels Provos Systrace before 1.6f on the x86_64 Linux platform allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by making a 64-bit syscall with a syscall number that corresponds to a policy-compliant 32-bit syscall.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500377/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-001.html exploit
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/01/bypassing-syscall-filtering.html
http://www.citi.umich.edu/u/provos/systrace/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33417 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0342?
CVE-2009-0342 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0342?
To fix CVE-2009-0342, 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-2009-0342 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0342 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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