Sun Solaris <= 2.5.1 PAM & unix_scheme Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/201/info There is a buffer overflow condition on arguments in Pluggable Authentication Modules PAM and unixscheme 5.4 and 5.3. Therefore, an unauthorized user could exploit this vulnerability via the passwd program to gai...

CVE-1999-1158

CVE-1999-1158 describes a buffer overflow in Solaris PAM (versions 2.5.1/2.5) and unix_scheme (Solaris 2.3/2.4) that lets local users gain root privileges through programs that use these modules (e.g., passwd, yppasswd, nispasswd). The root cause is a buffer overflow in the affected modules, enab...