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Date:      Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:46:56 +0200
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freebsd.org>
To:        -Vince- <vince@mercury.gaianet.net>
Cc:        jbhunt <jbhunt@mercury.gaianet.net>, freebsd-security-notification@freebsd.org, freebsd-security@freebsd.org, root@mercury.gaianet.net
Subject:   Re: New EXPLOIT located! 
Message-ID:  <4914.837416816@critter.tfs.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:43:05 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.91.960715004202.1637C-100000@mercury.gaianet.net> 

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>> remove the rdist program from your system, or just remove the setuid
>> bit from it.
>> 
>> Do normal "we've been hacked cleanup".
>
>	While we're at the subject, is there a hole with mount_msdos also 
>because the guy had some text on mount_msdos but I deleted the 
>/sbin/mount_msdos and -current still installs with the setuid bit...

Well, until proven innocent, all setuid programs are suspect.

Make a list of them all, remove setuid on any you don't use.  Consider
carefully the minimum permissions you can get away with on the rest.

--
Poul-Henning Kamp           | phk@FreeBSD.ORG       FreeBSD Core-team.
http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk    Private mailbox.
whois: [PHK]                | phk@ref.tfs.com       TRW Financial Systems, Inc.
Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.



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