Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:49:10 -0700 (PDT) From: -Vince- <vince@mercury.gaianet.net> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freebsd.org> 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: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960715004822.1637D-100000@mercury.gaianet.net> In-Reply-To: <4914.837416816@critter.tfs.com>
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On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >> 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. Okay, now besides the /sbin directory, what other binaries are setuid that are installed by -current? Vince
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