Tru64 UNIX su stackoverflow vulnerability (Score 1)

The knowledge that su suffers from stack overflow is sufficient to allow the malicious to gain root access, without the source code - of which there appears to be three versions floating around. Squashing one doesn't appear sufficient to stop even the skiddies. I have one of those free-to-individuals Tru64 UNIX licenses, and guess what? Root access denial is not effective in preventing me from copying anything. If HP allows backups of this nebulous copyrighted information, then they have already subscribed to root access circumvention. Wait a minute, the CDROMs that Tru64 UNIX comes on aren't protected either, and mounted CDs don't default to root read only...

Maybe the best thing that could happen would be for HP/Compaq to file suit under the DMCA. Not
the best thing for the DMCA mind you...