CVE-1999-1471
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2001-09-12 04:00
Modified
2024-08-01 17:18
Severity ?
Summary
Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4Patch, Vendor Advisory
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