Re: Buffer overflow in "lpr"

Andre ten Bohmer (bohmer@GOLIATH.SLS.WAU.NL)
Tue, 08 Jul 1997 16:22:51 +0100

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At 12:52 PM 7/4/96 -0400, a42n8k9 wrote:
>This is my first post to this list, so excuse me please if I wind up
>restating the obvious.
>
>I have found a Buffer overflow condition in the lpr program. The source
>code used was from
>BSD 4.4 and tested Linux 2.0.0
Also tested Linux 2.0.30 Slackware distribution 3.0 with the same result.
The following URL (Linux Security FAQ) provides information about available
fixes:
http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/security/linux-alert/1996-November/0004.html

Cheers,
Andre

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