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1997 Nov 13
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another buffer overrun in sperl5.003
Summary:
Any user can gain root privileges on a Intel Linux system with suidperl
5.003 (having the suid bit, of course) even if "SUIDBUF" and "two suidperl
security patches" have been applied. Non-Intel / non-Linux platforms may
be affected as well.
Quick fix:
chmod u-s /usr/bin/sperl5.003 (what else?)
Details:
There is a nasty bug in mess() (util.c): it is possible to overflow
its buffer (via sprintf()); mess()...