Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:05:34 +0200 From: Olaf Kirch <okir@MONAD.SWB.DE> Subject: Re: [RHSA-1999:030-01] Buffer overflow in cron daemon To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 09:17:20PM -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote: > A buffer overflow exists in crond, the cron daemon. This > could allow local users to gain privilege. FYI, Caldera OpenLinux isn't vulnerable to this. This problem was first discovered two years ago by someone at Debian. Olaf -- Olaf Kirch | --- o --- Nous sommes du soleil we love when we play okir@monad.swb.de | / | \ sol.dhoop.naytheet.ah kin.ir.samse.qurax okir@caldera.de +-------------------- Why Not?! ----------------------- UNIX, n.: Spanish manufacturer of fire extinguishers.