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
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http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00
Updated: 2002-02-20T10:00:00
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1471
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 1989-01-01T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2008-09-05T20:19:36.257
Link: CVE-1999-1471
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CWE