Peteris Krumins personal blog
Arbitrary code execution via ldd utility
The `ldd` utility is more vulnerable than you think. It's frequently used by programmers and system administrators to determine the dynamic library dependencies of executables. Sounds pretty innocent, right? Wrong! In this article I am going to show you how to create an executable that runs arbitrary code if it's...
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Security & PrivacySystems & Performance2009
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2009 | Arbitrary code execution via ldd utility by pkrumins | 83 | 18 |
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- 1vuio0pswjnm7 · Nov 19, 2021
- guns · Oct 25, 2014
- barrkel · Mar 14, 2010
