Buffer overflow in catopen() function in FreeBSD 5.0 and earlier, and possibly other OSes, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long environmental variable.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00

Updated: 2004-09-02T09:00:00

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2000-1011

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-11T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:26.513


Link: CVE-2000-1011

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