CVE DATABASE / CVE-2007-1400
CVE-2007-1400
CVSS 6.9 · MEDIUM
Summary
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.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 6.9 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | MEDIUM |
| Confidentiality | COMPLETE |
| Integrity | COMPLETE |
| Availability | COMPLETE |
Affected products
Plesh plesh
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References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/plash/2007-03/msg00000.html
- http://plash.beasts.org/wiki/PlashIssues/TtyVulnerability
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24498
- http://www.osvdb.org/32598
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22892
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0909
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-23. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.