FKIE_CVE-2011-1496

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-04-18 18:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:29
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/44081Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/44239Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/44081Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/44239Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nicholas_marriott tmux 1.3
nicholas_marriott tmux 1.4

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      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "tmux v1.3 y v1.4 no elimina adecuadamente privilegios de grupo, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener permisos de grupo utmp a trav\u00e9s del nombre del archivo con la opci\u00f3n de l\u00ednea de comando -S."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:29:29.810",
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