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Backtrack 5 R2 priv escalation 0day found in CTF exercise Apr 11 2012 02:49PM
Adam Behnke (adam infosecinstitute com)
wicd Privilege Escalation 0Day
Tested against Backtrack 5, 5 R2, Arch distributions

Spawns a root shell. Has not been tested for potential remote exploitation
vectors.

Discovered by a student that wishes to remain anonymous in the course CTF.
This 0day exploit for Backtrack 5 R2 was discovered b...

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