CVE-2018-16743

mgetty: Stack-based buffer overflow with long username in contrib/next-login/login.c

Published Sep 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In contrib/next-login/login.c, the command-line parameter username is passed unsanitized to strcpy(), which can cause a stack-based buffer overflow.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8543 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. In contrib/next-login/login.c, the command-line parameter username is passed unsanitized to strcpy(), which can cause a stack-based buffer overflow.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:32 AM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 13, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:44 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 13, 2018, 12:00 AM