Re: Possible bufferoverflow condition in lpr, xterm and xload

[nick () zeta org au (Nick Andrew)]

Forwarding a message from Zygo Blaxell:
> Not that this is a significant benefit...if you're not root, writing to
> a file automatically turns off the set[ug]id bit.

It's a denial of service attack. but a fairly minor one.

Nick.
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