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CVE-2000-1011

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CVE-2000-1011

Published: Jan 22, 2001

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
n/a

References

6070
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
freebsd-catopen-bo(5638)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF

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