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.
Published 1 Jan 1989 · CVSS 7.2
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CVE-1999-1471 — Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root pr…
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