It reads data from files, it may be used to do privileged reads or disclose files outside a restricted file system.
LFILE=file_to_read
ascii85 "$LFILE" | ascii85 --decode
If the binary is allowed to run as superuser by sudo
, it does not drop the elevated privileges and may be used to access the file system, escalate or maintain privileged access.
LFILE=file_to_read
sudo ascii85 "$LFILE" | ascii85 --decode