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Date:      Thu, 11 Feb 1999 14:20:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: i386/10037: Security Hole -- Easy way to get users passwords
Message-ID:  <199902112220.OAA07142@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR i386/10037; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>
To: kaiserppo@erols.com
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: i386/10037: Security Hole -- Easy way to get users passwords
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:20:40 -0500 (EST)

 On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 kaiserppo@erols.com wrote:
 > >Description:
 > Simple- a superuser can run cat on the /dev/ttyvX (X being the virtual
 > terminal number), when a user enters in there password, the superuser
 > can see the password.
 
 This is not a bug. The password has to be read somehow.
 
 > >Fix:
 > No know fix. But it is illegal for buisnesses, schools, etc. to archive
 > password of their users. This also works for network logons.
 
 Since when? 
 
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