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

                                                source: http://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. 

http://www.exploit-db.com/sploits/21763.tar.gz