CVE-2011-1496

Published: Apr 18, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.

Affected (2)

Products: Nicholas Marriott: Tmux

Nicholas Marriott

1 product

Tmux

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nicholas Marriott Tmux	Version 1.3
Nicholas Marriott Tmux	Version 1.4

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (24)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/44081

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/44239

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html