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Bug 5002 - Mars-Nwe security vulnerability
Mars-Nwe security vulnerability
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: mars-nwe (Show other bugs)
6.0
All Linux
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Assigned To: David Lawrence
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Reported: 1999-09-08 19:32 EDT by zurk
Modified: 2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-09-14 13:40:29 EDT
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Description zurk 1999-09-08 19:32:37 EDT 
I'm not too sure that redhat 6 is vulnerable to this but you
might want to check it out. mars-new package is/has a
boundary condition error..a local exploitable buffer
overflow. Its a root exploit. All versions upto and
including 0.99 (redhat 6?) are believed to be vulnerable to
this. Also wanted to report that anaconda (redhat 6.1's
installer) seems to crash and reboot the machine when it
cant detect the video card (i.e. it cant load the VGA_16
server). not sure where to put that one. Also you might want
to check or change the 6.1 mars-nwe too.
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 1999-09-09 10:25:59 EDT 
Actually, the code that calls system (with the buffer
overflow) is never used.
Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 1999-09-14 13:40:59 EDT 
Fixed in the errata release.
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