The (1) scilab, (2) scilab-cli, and (3) scilab-adv-cli scripts in Scilab 5.2.2 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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scilab | Scilab | 5.2.2 (including) | 5.2.2 (including) |
| Scilab | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Scilab | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Scilab | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Scilab | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Scilab | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Scilab | Ubuntu | upstream | * |