[3068] in bugtraq
Re: procmail
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Shostack)
Tue Aug 6 16:58:33 1996
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 15:21:05 -0500
Reply-To: Bugtraq List <BUGTRAQ@netspace.org>
From: Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list BUGTRAQ <BUGTRAQ@netspace.org>
In-Reply-To: <199608060524.KAA01113@protocol.ece.iisc.ernet.in> from "DANIEL
.D .EZEKIEL" at Aug 6, 96 10:24:10 am
Such bugs might exist in a users .procmailrc, based on bad
programming. Procmail is after all, a language for mail processing.
People can do dumb things with it. I'd be suprised to see a bug in
the procmail program that would open an xterm, but I've been suprised
before. ;)
Adam
DANIEL .D .EZEKIEL wrote:
| hi there ,
| I just heard from a friend that there is a bug in procmail
| which allows anyone to open an xterm window from any
| m/c .has anyone heard of this if so can u post the details
| and the xploit
| thanx
| danny
|
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