Sun Solaris 7.0 - '/usr/dt/bin/dtprintinfo' Local Buffer Overflow

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/249/info The dtprintinfo is a setuid commands open the CDE Print Manager window. A stack based buffer overflow in the handling of the "-p" option allow the execution of arbitrary code as root. This vulnerablity has been assigned Sun Bug 4139394. The...

Slackware Linux 3.4 - netconfig Temporary File

Slackware Linux 3.4 - netconfig Temporary File source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81/info netconfig creates the file /tmp/tmpmsg insecurely and follows symbolic links. An attacker can create a symbolic link from /tmp/tmpmsg to any file and wait for root to run the program. This will clober...