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Re: GNU screen buffer overflow
- To: Timo Sirainen <tss@iki.fi>
- Subject: Re: GNU screen buffer overflow
- From: Mariusz Woloszyn <emsi@ipartners.pl>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:41:16 +0100 (CET)
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Timo Sirainen wrote:
> Buffer overflow in GNU screen allows privilege escalation for local users.
> Usually screen is installed either setgid-utmp or setuid-root.
>
With devpts and libutempter it is possible to install fully functional
screen without suid/sgid.
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Mariusz Wołoszyn
Internet Security Specialist, GTS - Internet Partners