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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gain root remotely >> yppasswdd overflow Vulnerability Assessment Details
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yppasswdd overflow |
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heap overflow through yppasswdd Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote RPC service 100009 (yppasswdd) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which permits any user to obtain a root shell on this host. Solution : disable this service if you don't use it, or contact Sun for a patch Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 2763 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison |
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