Description
Buffer overflow in fld program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via an input file containing long CHARSET_REGISTRY or CHARSET_ENCODING settings.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Mandrake 7.0/7.1 / RedHat Kon2 0.3.9 - '/usr/bin/fld' Input File Overflow EDB-20024 · local · Aug 1, 2000 · verified
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References
- 1371 vdb-entry
- 20000619 Problems with "kon2" package mailing-list