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Re: Solaris 2.x utmp hole - Notify CERT?
From: Dan_Thorson () notes seagate com (Dan Thorson )
Date: 18 May 95 12:49:33 EDT
The following is somewhat of a security hole in Solaris 2.x which allows any non-root user to remove themselves from /var/adm/utmp[x] files (who, w, finger, etc).
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I tried this under Solaris 2.4 on an Intel box. It worked.
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Anyone think a CERT advisory should be issued for this??
I do. Evasive maneuvers are the start to serious cracking.... the "feature" should be removed from the OS, and an advisory is a good way to post a red flag in Sun's to-do list my opinion anyway. dct
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