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Re: /usr/bin/ddate buffer overflow


From: "enthh () FLASH NET" <enthh () FLASH NET>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 17:31:48 -0500

no, although out of boredom, heres an exploit

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From: "Blue Boar" <BlueBoar () THIEVCO COM>
To: <VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: 10 February, 2001 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: /usr/bin/ddate buffer overflow


Are any of these setuid?

BB

SosPiro wrote:

I found a buffer overflow in /usr/bin/ddate (version unknown) "converts
Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.."
I tested it on my Linux Box (RedHat 6.2)
Look at this:

#ddate +AAAA...x 408
Segmentation Fault (core dumped)

sospiro

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