CVE-1999-1186

CVE-1999-1186 concerns rxvt (terminal emulator) when compiled with the PRINT_PIPE option on certain Linux distros (e.g., Slackware 3.0, RedHat 2.1). The vulnerability arises from the -print-pipe parameter, which allows a local user to specify a malicious program, potentially gaining root privileg...

resizecons.sh

There is a security hole in RedHat 2.1, which installs the program /usr/bin/resizecons suid root. The resizecons program allows a user to change the videmode of the console. During this process, it runs the program restoretextmode without an absolute pathname, assuming the correct version will be...