Linux vsyslog() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:475

Info

Linux vsyslog() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 475
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 21 1997 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 21 1997 12:00AM
Credit: First posted to BugTraq by Solar Designer <[email protected]> on Dec 21, 1997.
Vulnerable: Redhat Linux 4.0
Linux libc 5.4
Linux libc 5.3.12
Not Vulnerable: Redhat Linux 5.0
Linux libc 5.4.33

Solution / Fix

Linux vsyslog() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Upgrade to linux libc 5.4.38 or even better GNU libc 2.x.

References

Linux vsyslog() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

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