Debian Security Advisory
mgetty -- remote root exploit
- Date Reported:
- undated
- Affected Packages:
- mgetty
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- No other external database security references currently available.
- More information:
-
Improper quoting of user data in mgetty allowed users to execute
commands as root.
References:
- Fixed in:
- Intel - (in release 1.1) 1.1.8