Title: Cfingerd GECOS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Under systems that allow the user to change his GECOS field from the password file and do not limit its length cfingerd is vulnerable to a local root (or nobody) buffer overflow.
By setting a carefully designed GECOS field it is possible to execute arbitrary code with root (or nobody ) privileges.
Affected Products:
- Martin Schulze Cfingerd 1.4.2
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