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Originally Published: Tuesday, 28 September 1999 Author: Quentin Cregan
Published to: news_enhance_security/Security News Page: 1/1 - [Printable]

Linux GNOME exploit

Virtually any program using the GNOME libraries is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack. The attack comes in the form: /path/to/gnome/prog --enable-sound --espeaker=$80bytebuffer



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