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FreeBSD BubbleMon 1.32 execute arbitrary code
Vulnerability

    bubblemon

Affected

    All versions of BubbleMon up to 1.32

Description

    Christer Duberg found  following.  Users  can execute programs  or
    shellscript by clicking on  the bubblemon application.   bubblemon
    is  installed  sgid  kmem  on  FreeBSD  and does not drop its egid
    before executing programs.

    Example:

        $ id
        uid=1000(christer) gid=1000(christer) groups=1000(christer)
        $ bubblemon id
        uid=1000(christer) gid=1000(christer) egid=2(kmem) groups=2(kmem), 1000(christer)

Solution

    Get the new fixed version BubbleMon 1.32 from

        http://www.ne.jp/asahi/linux/timecop

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