Overview
The HP Tru64 UNIX implementation of "rdist" contains a locally exploitable buffer overflow.
Description
| "rdist" allows a user to maintain identical copies of files on multiple hosts. A locally exploitable buffer overflow in "rdist" may permit a local attacker to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable host. | 
Impact
| A local user may be able to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code. | 
Solution
| Apply a patch. | 
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector | 
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental | 
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to KF for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Ian A Finlay.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None | 
| Severity Metric: | 1.50 | 
| Date Public: | 2002-08-30 | 
| Date First Published: | 2002-09-10 | 
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-09-10 18:35 UTC | 
| Document Revision: | 8 |