Description (CNA)
xlockmore and xlockf do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges via the -d option.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000816
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-08/0340.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000815231724.A14694%40subterrain.net
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0294.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1585
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0212.html