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 by a student in the InfoSec Institute Ethical Hacking class, during an evening CTF exercise. The student wishes to remain anonymous, he has contributed a python version of the 0day, a patch that can be applied to wicd, as well as a writeup detailing the discovery and exploitation process. You can find a python version of the exploit and full write up with patch here: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html
