Description
Buffer overflows in the (1) outpack or (2) buf variables of ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other operating systems, may allow local users to gain privileges.
References
- ping-buf-bo(5431) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2000:087 vendor-advisory
- 20001025 Immunix OS Security Update for ping package mailing-list
- 1813 vdb-entry
- 20001020 Re: [RHSA-2000:087-02] Potential security problems in ping fixed. mailing-list
- 20001030 Trustix Security Advisory - ping gnupg ypbind mailing-list