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
Link Resource
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
History

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cve-icon 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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cve-icon 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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cve-icon Redhat Information

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