Privilege Escalation via LD_LIBRARY_PATH Vulnerability in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x

CVE-2011-0532 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The (1) backup and restore scripts, (2) main initialization script, and (3) ldap-agent script in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x (aka Red Hat Directory Server 8.2.x) place a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

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