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wu-ftpd 2.4.2-beta-13 default UMASK hole


From: stevev () HEXADECIMAL UOREGON EDU (Steve VanDevender)
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 12:28:29 -0700


Roy M. Hooper writes:
The default umask for wu-ftpd 2.4.2-beta-13 is 002.
Since most users on most sites are in the same group, all files created by
users PUTting files would be group writeable by anyone.  Not a good thing.

The offending code is in "ftpd.c" line 259:
#if !defined(CMASK) || CMASK == 0
#undef CMASK
#define CMASK 002
#endif

Changing CMASK 002 to CMASK 022 will fix this.

If you aren't easily able to recompile your wu-ftpd, but you are able to
edit its entry in inetd.conf, invoking it with the switch "-u022" will
also let you set the default umask to 022 (you can even use "-u077", if
you're feeling paranoid or fascist).



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