Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 12:21:43 -0800 (PST) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> To: Steve Reid <sreid@sea-to-sky.net> Cc: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, Bill Swingle <unfurl@dub.net>, security@FreeBSD.ORG, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: [btellier@USA.NET: Several FreeBSD-3.3 vulnerabilities] Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912021220370.59612-100000@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <19991202032121.A7470@grok.localnet>
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On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Steve Reid wrote: > Some time ago I found a root exploit in a third-party package installed > via ports. I wasn't sure if it was freebsd-specific so I emailed the > port maintainer and the people originally responsible for the software. What is the port? I will look at it. Quite often the ports maintainers don't do their job, at which point you should take it to someone else (i.e. another committer, who is allowed to go in and fix the problem himself if the maintainer is being unresponsive). Kris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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