[8952] in bugtraq
Re: SUN almost has a clue! (automountd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andreas Bogk)
Tue Jan 5 13:36:54 1999
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:41:19 +0100
Reply-To: Andreas Bogk <ich@ANDREAS.ORG>
From: Andreas Bogk <ich@ANDREAS.ORG>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To: <6BC5E520D4A4D11184A200A0C99D8FBE0241FF3B@ca-exchange1.nai.com>;
from Friedrichs, Oliver on Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 05:38:46PM -0800
On Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 05:38:46PM -0800, Friedrichs, Oliver wrote:
> It was never publicly noted, since the problem hasn't been fixed
> yet (and as a security company, we aren't in the habit of
> disclosing bugs which aren't fixed), however many people knew
And all the script kiddies out there are probably very grateful for
that. Experience shows that vendors don't move unless the bug is
disclosed.
Andreas
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If you think C++ is not overly complicated, just what is a protected
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was the last time you needed one?
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