## Description

Buffer overflow in linuxconf 1.11r11-rh2 on Red Hat Linux 5.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

## Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

### CVSS Metrics

Type | Score | Severity | Vector
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## Affected Products

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 5.1

## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125826&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7239.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/6065
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#linuxconf
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125826&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7239.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/6065
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#linuxconf

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