COMMAND

    uid

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    SunOS 4.1.3

PROBLEM

    Art Fowler posted about bug  where problem appears to be  when uid
    is  larger  than  65000.   Trouble  with  uid's  larger than 65000
    (roughly) is when a user with that uid runs an application and  it
    runs as root.  Also, when they try to change a password, it  tries
    to change it for root.

SOLUTION

    This condition was tested under NIS (without +) so it's not  clear
    if it is OS  or NIS problem.   Anyway, uids larger than  65000 are
    pretty big problem  and potentional exploit  anyway.  There  is no
    info if patch is available for now so you may contact your vendor.