CVE-2008-1845
The Korn shell (aka mksh) before R33d on MirOS (aka MirBSD) does not flush the tty's I/O when invoking mksh in a new terminal, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a virtual terminal and entering command sequences, which might later be…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Korn shell (aka mksh) before R33d on MirOS (aka MirBSD) does not flush the tty's I/O when invoking mksh in a new terminal, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a virtual terminal and entering command sequences, which might later be executed in opportunistic circumstances by a different user who launches mksh and specifies that terminal with the -T option.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mirbsd/miros
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29803Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mirbsd.org/mksh.htm#clog
- http://www.osvdb.org/44365
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28768
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29803Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mirbsd.org/mksh.htm#clog
- http://www.osvdb.org/44365
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28768
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41794
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.