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Re: Corel Linux Default Install


From: suid () SUID KG (suid () SUID KG)
Date: Thu Jun 1 18:35:47 2000


It gets worse.

Upon it's release (April) I ordered the minimum Corel Linux.

It's install is great for Windows users, and if they get theiur hands on
it
they can get to Netscape on the web in 27 minutes.

If they accept the defaults, they also have a blank root password and
telnet server enabled.

You'll also notice that by default the system owner username you enter
makes up the default hostname. So telnet to a user running Corel Linux 1.1,
the login banner appears with the hostname such as:

suid57 login:

In this case system owner username is "suid".

If the user chooses to login as root and never access this account they
are not forced to set a password. It remains passwordless.

Once on the system the 2 exploits i discovered in Corel Linux 1.0 way
back in Feburary 2000 still work. I posted these to bugtraq, corel and
my own website. No response from Corel.

www.suid.kg/advisories/ for these.

Looks to me like Corel arent listening or dont care, perhaps both.

suid () suid kg


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