CVE

Id
1451  
CVE No.
CVE-1999-1471  
Status
Candidate  
Description
Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.  
Phase
Modified (20020218-01)  
Votes
ACCEPT(3) Cole, Foat, Stracener | MODIFY(1) Frech | NOOP(1) Wall  
Comments
Frech> XF:bsd-passwd-bo(7152)