<date>
04/1998

<title>
libnsl.so gethostbyname()

<os>
Solaris 2.5 2.5.1 x86

<info>
There exists a buffer overflow vulnerability in the libnsl.so gethostbyname() function.
It is possible to exploit this bug in several suid root binaries and locally gain root
user privileges.

<link>
SOLARIS/solx86_libnsl.c

<file>
SOLARIS/solx86_libnsl.c

