Re: x86 vulnerability ?

From: Thomas Dullien (dullienat_private)
Date: Tue May 01 2001 - 01:21:56 PDT

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    On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:27:33 -0700, Eric Hall wrote:
    
    >On Sun, May 07, 2000 at 11:44:14AM +0100, Cyber Hunter wrote:
    >> Does anyone know anything about the vulnerability found by the group LSD in
    >> the x86 systems ? That has helped them to win the Argus Event ?
    >> http://www.argus-systems.com/events/infosec/#Rules
    >>
    >> I would like to study this.
    >
    >	Probably from the 2001-002 NetBSD advisory, see below
    >for the start of it (bugtraq archives, netbsd site, etc. for
    >the whole thing).  It specifically mentions that Solaris x86
    >has the same problem mentioned in the advisory.
    
    The original poster asked about priviledge escalation under NT/2k,
    and as AFAIK there is no LDT in which an attacker can create
    callgates, I doubt this is applicable to NT/2k.
    
    Cheers,
    Thomas
    



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