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Vulnerability in Compaq's Tru64/DIGITAL UNIX software

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 121 KB
Volume: 1999
Category: Article
ISSN: 1353-4858
DOI: 10.1016/s1353-4858(99)90000-4

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✦ Synopsis

CIAC Bulletin J-044 reports that there is a potential vulnerability with the /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin in Compaq's Tru64/DIGITAL UNIX software, where under certain circumstances, a user may gain unauthorized access as superuser. The risk is high due to the possibility of gaining a root compromise.