CVE-2012-3485

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-08-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Tunnelblick 3.3beta20 and earlier relies on argv[0] to determine the name of an appropriate (1) kernel module pathname or (2) executable file pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via an execl system call.

Affected products

Google Tunnelblick: through 3.3beta20

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0122.html
http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/issues/detail?id=212
http://git.zx2c4.com/Pwnnel-Blicker/tree/pwnnel-blicker-for-kids.sh
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24578
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/14/1
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-08/0122.html
http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/issues/detail?id=212
http://git.zx2c4.com/Pwnnel-Blicker/tree/pwnnel-blicker-for-kids.sh
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24578
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/14/1

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