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SUS 2.0.2 local root vulnerability

Package(s):

SUS

CVE #(s):

Created:

September 14, 2004

Updated:

September 15, 2004

Description:

SUS is a suid root program that allows ordinary users the execution of certain programs with superuser privileges. SUS is run by default as setuid root. A simple format string bug in the log() function allows any local user to gain root privileges. See this BugTraq advisory for more information.

Alerts:

Gentoo

200409-17

2004-09-14

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