Bugtraq: Re: vixie cron possible local root compromise

["Blake R. Swopes" <bhodi () BIGFOOT COM>]

Considering what overflows the buffer (your username), it would seem that
you'd need root access to begin with in order to craft an exploit. Am I
wrong?

Of course, maybe this could be some exotic new addition to a rootkit.

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> Subject: vixie cron possible local root compromise
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> - Introduction:
>
> Paul Vixie's crontab version 3.0.1-56 contains another buffer overflow
> vulnerability.
> I'm not sure whether it's exploitable or not, it needs to be
> fixed however.