Buffer overflows in brouted in FreeBSD and possibly other OSes allows local users to gain root privileges via long command line arguments.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.5 (including) | 3.5 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.0-alpha (including) | 4.0-alpha (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.1 (including) | 4.1 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0-alpha (including) | 5.0-alpha (including) |