CVE-1999-1140 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

Reference

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88209041500913&w=2 http://www.cert.org/vendor_bulletins/VB-97.16.CrackLib https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1539