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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.inetnebr.com!news.enteract.com!insync!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.alt.net!newspost1.alt.net!tiiap.mec.edu!matt From: matt@tiiap.mec.edu (Matt Bancroft) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Security hole Date: 20 Jan 1997 19:22:30 GMT Organization: MEC Lines: 16 Message-ID: <5c0glm$khi@tofu.alt.net> References: <32DEEC3F.E23@interlog.com> <DERAADT.97Jan18154120@zeus.theos.com> <5bstum$84v@duke.telepac.pt> <5bue0s$psh@tofu.alt.net> <E4AAyu.GD2@news.interactive.net> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5657 : :) : >Numerous ways. BSDi has many, many easily exploitable security holes. Ones that give out r00t priveleges to normal users without them even knowing the root password or being in the group wheel. : None of these holes are a risk if you have all the latest patches : installed. But I suspect many admins havent installed them yet..... ============================== Matt Bancroft TIIAP System Administration matt@mec.edu bancroft@akamail.com ==============================