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Date:      Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:22:49 -0800
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Majordomo lists security
Message-ID:  <20010112222249.A28910@citusc.usc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101130002390.67378-100000@ren.sasknow.com>; from ryan@sasknow.com on Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 12:05:10AM -0600
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101130002390.67378-100000@ren.sasknow.com>

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On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 12:05:10AM -0600, Ryan Thompson wrote:
>=20
> Hmm...  Maybe this has been answered before.
>=20
> Is there a GOOD reason that, by default, /usr/local/majordomo/lists is
> world readable?  Does not just the "majordom" user/group ever read the
> files contained therein?  Until now, I've never really had cause to play
> with majordomo, but I was notably concerned when I saw the administrative
> password for each list stored clear text in a predictable world readable
> file/directory.  :-)

=46rom the makefile:

=2Eif !defined(BATCH) && !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
        /usr/bin/dialog --yesno "Majordomo is unsafe to use on multi-user m=
achines: local users can run
 arbitrary commands as the majordomo user. Do you wish to accept the securi=
ty risk and build majordomo
anyway?" 8 60 || ${FALSE}
=2Eendif

Kris

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