Author: JT Smith
Posted at LWN.net: zenith parsec found numerous format string bugs in the version
of minicom that is included in all versions of Immunix OS. See
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/181922 for more information on
the exploit. FormatGuard does not stop these bugs because minicom
writes directly to the log files using vsprintf calls.
of minicom that is included in all versions of Immunix OS. See
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/181922 for more information on
the exploit. FormatGuard does not stop these bugs because minicom
writes directly to the log files using vsprintf calls.
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