Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.

Sendmail decode alias can be used to overwrite sensitive files.

Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.

Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

Jolt ICMP attack causes a denial of service in Windows 95 and Windows NT systems.

Buffer overflow in bootpd on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux systems via a malformed header type.

Buffer overflow in SCO mscreen allows local users to gain root privileges via a long terminal entry (TERM) in the .mscreenrc file.

Vulnerability in a kernel error handling routine in SCO OpenServer 5.0.2 and earlier, and SCO Internet FastStart 1.0, allows local users to gain root privileges.