Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root access via the TERMCAP environmental variable.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Redhat | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Linux | Redhat | 4.1 (including) | 4.1 (including) |
| Linux | Redhat | 4.2 (including) | 4.2 (including) |
| Linux | Redhat | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Linux | Redhat | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |
| Linux | Redhat | 5.2 (including) | 5.2 (including) |
| Linux | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.2 (including) | 3.2 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.3 (including) | 3.3 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.4 (including) | 3.4 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.5 (including) | 3.5 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.6 (including) | 3.6 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 3.9 (including) | 3.9 (including) |
| Slackware_linux | Slackware | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |