Re: SunOS 4.1.4 fingerd

[dittrich () cac washington edu (Dave Dittrich)]

On Thu, 16 May 1996, Andy Dills wrote:

> I know I have seen it written up someplace about the flaw when
> finger 0 () XXX com is done. (It shows a finger output on every user, which
> as we know, can be a very useful tool to those with bad intentions)
> ...
> Anyway, I have found that fingering .@XXX.com also yeilds the same result.

The trick, as I learned it, was to use @@XXX.com on Ultrix systems.
After a quick test, I notice that single letters and "." don't work on
Ultrix, but any digit or "@" does.  Go figure.  Probably some Berkeley
student had a hangover the day they coded finger?

> Thus, we just added a user 0 (zero). Problem fixed.

Looks like you'll have to add a few more users! ;)

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