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Re: XDM bug
From: batsy () interlog com (jamie)
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 14:55:21 -0500
:On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Angel Ortiz wrote: :[...] :> System: UNIX Ware systems with X :> :> Symptom: :> /usr/X/bin/xdm is setuid :[...] :> Any way, please verify xdm setuid on your systems and please let the :> bugtraq news group know if it exists on other systems. BSDi 2.1 is also not vulnerable. Even if it was suid, this problem can be (briefly) alleviated by popping it in you respectice /etc/rc.* file as opposed to starting it as a user. -j "The beatings will continue until morale improves." Jamie Reid, Jr Sys-admin, batsy () interlog com x232
Current thread:
- XDM bug Angel Ortiz (Jan 02)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: XDM bug Steve \ (Jan 03)
- Re: XDM bug jamie (Jan 03)
- Re: XDM bug Alex Belits (Jan 03)
- serious security bug in wu-ftpd v2.4 Aleph One (Jan 04)
- Re: serious security bug in wu-ftpd v2.4 Wietse Venema (Jan 04)
- Buffer overflow in the query cgi. Apropos of Nothing (Jan 04)
- Re: Buffer overflow in the query cgi. Thomas H. Ptacek (Jan 04)
- Re: XDM bug jamie (Jan 03)
- Re: XDM bug Mr. ManX (Jan 03)