Buffer overflow in Linux splitvt 1.6.3 and previous versions allows local users to gain root privileges via a long password in the screen locking function.
source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/1346/info
A buffer overflow condition that could be exploited to obtain root exists in splitvt 163 and earlier Splitvt is distributed with several Linux distributions
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Local exploit for Debian splitvt 163-4 - by Syzop
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