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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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