Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) dbm_open function, as used in ndbm and dbm, and the (2) dbminit function in Solaris 2.6 through 9 allow local users to gain root privileges via long arguments to Xsun or other programs that use these functions.
Affected products
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9088/ ↗
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-55420-1 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12379 ↗
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-108.shtml ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7991 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 ↗
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html ↗