Description
root privileges via buffer overflow in df command on SGI IRIX systems.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- SGI IRIX 6.3 - 'df' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-19274 · local · May 24, 1997 · verified
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References
- VU#20851 third-party-advisory
- df-bo(440) vdb-entry
- 346 vdb-entry
- CA-1997-21 third-party-advisory