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Red Hat less Binary File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14029
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Release Date:
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2005-01-27
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Last Update:
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2005-02-13
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Popularity:
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7,525 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Victor Ashik has reported a vulnerability in less in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of binary files. This can be exploited to cause a heap based buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted binary file.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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