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Solaris, AIX Login Hole

Posted by michael on from the still-another-reason-not-to-use-telnet dept.

An anonymous submitter sent in: "A CERT Advisory describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in implementations of login derived from System V, which includes among Solaris 8 and earlier and AIX 4.3/5.1. "An exploit exists and may be circulating." Vendors are testing fixes." There's a Reuters story as well.

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  1. Let me guess... by wiredog · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can login as kt and get root.

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  2. The FBI is disappointed. . . by Slicebo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess that fixing this issue will delay delivery of "Magic Lantern for Unix" for a few months.

    1. Re:The FBI is disappointed. . . by jd · · Score: 4, Funny

      Shhhhhhhhhhh! The FBI still thinks that Windows is the only OS out there, and that Bill Gates invented the Internet!

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