Re: AMaViS virus scanner for Linux - root exploit

From: Christian Bricart (shivaat_private)
Date: Mon Jul 19 1999 - 11:05:08 PDT

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> The AMaViS incoming-mail virus scanning utility (available 
> at <A TARGET=nonlocal
HREF="/external/http://aachalon.de/AMaViS/">http://aachalon.de/AMaViS/>)
for Linux has 
> problems.

> I tried to contact the maintainer of the package
(Christian 
> Bricart) on June 26, again several times over the course
of 
> the last month, but I have not received anything from him 
> and the AMaViS website does not yet acknowledge the
problem 
> or provide a fix.

Sorry .. I have away from my terminal the last few weeks...
Usually every mail gets an reply within max. two days
delay.. (esp. when they are _that_ urgent)

Now to the possible exploit: 
<A TARGET=nonlocal
HREF="/external/http://aachalon.de/AMaViS/">AMaViS
0.2.0-pre5</a> has been released, which should fix the
problem using your (slightly modified) patch...

Regards
  Christian Bricart

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