[1057] in bugtraq
Re: Sendmail 8.6.9 security hole
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (robert owen thomas)
Thu Feb 23 14:17:58 1995
From: rthomas@pamd.cig.mot.com (robert owen thomas)
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 10:56:04 -0600
In-Reply-To: der Mouse <mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
"Re: Sendmail 8.6.9 security hole" (Feb 23, 5:49am)
To: bugtraq@fc.net
hmmm, i am curious: how does this IDENT problem allow remote access? could
someone give the list a run-down on IDENT, what it is supposed to do, how it
can be "cracked", how to prevent any cracking, etc?
thanx in advance.
regards,
--robert
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