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		naniwaduni 36 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Day the Telnet Died From ChangeLog: * telnetd/utility.c (getterminaltype): Change the name `user_name' to `uname', as the former shadows a precious and global variable name.

ycombinatrix 35 days ago | [–]

global variables are public enemy number one

rob74 36 days ago | [–]

Congratulations! Now you've got yourself a precious and global(ly exploitable) vulnerability...

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