Patch-ID# 106447-01
Keywords: security buffer ping overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5_x86: /usr/sbin/ping patch
Date: Jul/15/98

Solaris Release: 2.5_x86

SunOS Release: 5.5_x86

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Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 106446

Topic: SunOS 5.5_x86: /usr/sbin/ping patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4074562 

Changes incorporated in this version: 

Relevant Architectures: i386 

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Files included with this patch:

/usr/sbin/ping

Problem Description:

4074562 a buffer overflow in ping can be exploited to get root access

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