OpenBSD vga privilege escalation updated since 05.01.2007
Published:		08.01.2007
Source:		SECUNIA
SecurityVulns ID:		7004
Type:		local
Level:		7/10
Description:		vga_ioctl() syscall allows code execution in kernel.

Affected:		OPENBSD : OpenBSD 3.9
		OPENBSD : OpenBSD 4.0
CVE:		CVE-2007-0085 (Unspecified vulnerability in sys/dev/pci/vga_pci.c in the VGA graphics driver for wscons in OpenBSD 3.9 and 4.0, when the kernel is compiled with the PCIAGP option and a non-AGP device is being used, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, possibly related to agp_ioctl NULL pointer reference.)

Original document

SECUNIA, [SA23608] OpenBSD "vga" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (05.01.2007)

Files:		OpenBSD 3.x-4.0 vga_ioctl() root exploit
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