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Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability
From: denis <denis () DIMICK NET>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:12:07 -0700
Mandrake 7.1 did not do this.. Denis On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Michal Zalewski wrote:
On RedHat 6.1 and RedHat 6.2 boxes (I haven't found other distributions vulnerable): @(#)Minicom V1.83.0 (compiled Mar 7 2000)(c) Miquel van Smoorenburg [lcamtuf@nimue lcamtuf]$ minicom -C foo minicom: there is no global configuration file /etc/minirc.dfl Ask your sysadm to create one (with minicom -s). [lcamtuf@nimue lcamtuf]$ ls -l foo -rw-rw-r-- 1 lcamtuf uucp 0 Aug 18 12:21 foo ^^ ^^^^ Any file can be created anywhere with uucp privledges - it will follow symlinks. Not nice on systems running uucp services. _______________________________________________________ Michal Zalewski [lcamtuf () tpi pl] [tp.internet/security] [http://lcamtuf.na.export.pl] <=--=> bash$ :(){ :|:&};: =-----=> God is real, unless declared integer. <=-----= -- Support your government, give Echelon / Carnivore something to parse -- classfield top-secret government restricted data information project CIA KGB GRU DISA DoD defense systems military systems spy steal terrorist Allah Natasha Gregori destroy destruct attack democracy will send Russia bank system compromise international own rule the world ATSC RTEM warmod ATMD force power enforce sensitive directorate TSP NSTD ORD DD2-N AMTAS STRAP warrior-T presidental elections policital foreign embassy takeover --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Michal Zalewski (Aug 21)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Fred Souza (Aug 22)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Moritz Hardt (Aug 22)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Roman Drahtmueller (Aug 23)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability denis (Aug 22)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Andreas Hasenack (Aug 22)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Kris Kennaway (Aug 23)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Dpk (Aug 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Ben Lull (Aug 22)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Sylvain Robitaille (Aug 30)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Ben Lull (Aug 31)
- Re: RH 6.1 / 6.2 minicom vulnerability Sylvain Robitaille (Aug 30)