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Re: Multiple Local Vulnerabilities in Helix Gnome Installer
From: Olaf Kirch <okir () CALDERA DE>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:42:35 +0200
On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 04:29:16PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
1. Several of the gdmify functions are vulnerable to attack because they use system and /tmp in unsafe manners > SuSE and Caldera
[snip] Just to make sure there's no confusion about this issue; Caldera doesn't ship any Helix code with its products. This issue will only affect you if you have downloaded the installer from the Helix FTP site. Olaf Kirch -- Olaf Kirch | --- o --- Nous sommes du soleil we love when we play okir () monad swb de | / | \ sol.dhoop.naytheet.ah kin.ir.samse.qurax okir () caldera de +-------------------- Why Not?! ----------------------- UNIX, n.: Spanish manufacturer of fire extinguishers.
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