Hipo 0.6.1 places 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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hipo | Pedro_villavicencio_garrido | 0.6.1 (including) | 0.6.1 (including) |
| Hipo | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Hipo | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Hipo | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Hipo | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Hipo | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Hipo | Ubuntu | natty | * |