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SysV /bin/login buffer overflow (telnet)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Gain a shell remotely
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Mitigation
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote /bin/login seems to crash when it receives too many environment variables.
Solution
Solution
Contact your vendor for a patch (or read the CERT advisory)