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Linuxconf 1.1.x/1.2.x - Local Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (3)

🗓️ 28 Aug 2002 00:00:00Reported by syscallsType 
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Linuxconf has a buffer overflow vulnerability from insufficient checking of the environment variable.

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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5585/info
  
Linuxconf is a Linux configuration utility from Solucorp. It is typically installed as a setuid root utility for the management and configuration of Linux operating systems.
  
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported for Linuxconf. The vulnerability is due to insufficent bounds checking of the LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable. An attacker who sets the LINUXCONF_LANG environment variable with an overly large string will be able to cause the buffer overflow condition. 

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28 Aug 2002 00:00Current
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