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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2019-12937 EUVD-2019-4513GHSA-cjrm-ccjq-r9vp

apps/gsudo.c in gsudo in ToaruOS through 1.10.9 has a buffer overflow allowing local privilege escalation to the root user via the DISPLAY …

Published Jun 23, 2019 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

apps/gsudo.c in gsudo in ToaruOS through 1.10.9 has a buffer overflow allowing local privilege escalation to the root user via the DISPLAY environment variable.

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