bugtraq - Re: GNU/Linux 'info Buffer Overflow

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Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 17:31:11 +0200
From: "Janusz A. Urbanowicz" <alex@...on.fantastyka.net>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: GNU/Linux 'info Buffer Overflow

On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 11:41:12PM +0200, Niels Bakker wrote:
> /usr/bin/info is not setuid, and I can't think of any way to invoke the
> program where it would allow for privilege escalation.  Why is the
> severity "grave?" Remember that this is bugtraq, about security, not
> the Debian bug tracking system, or texinfo's gnats.

I think that the severity is overstated for Debian BTS too, IMO - and
according to Debian Policy - this should be 'normal' or 'serious' at
highest.

Alex

PS> Niels, your advertised address bounces with virtusertable errors,
I tried to send this offlist first.
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