Buffer Overflow in catopen() Function Allows Local Privilege Escalation

CVE-2000-1011 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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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