Also, since slackware as well <slackware 4.0> documents: - Large repository of contributed software compiled and ready to run. This includes GNOME 1.0 The GNOME troubles were cross posted to slackware-securityat_private, though, this looks to be a dead list since nothing has rooled backout of it for two days.... Seems prudent that the information should make it to all the distributions that incude GNOME and maintain a security list to pass such info on for admins and end users to deal with as nessecary. Thanks, Ron DuFresne On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Brock Tellier wrote: > We may be missing the point here. This isn't necessarily a nethack > or RH 6.0 vulnerability, it is a GNOME vulnerability and nothing more. > The "redhat" and "nethack" names were purely for demonstration purposes. > If Red Hat is concerned about losing face over an vulnerability like > this, perhaps they should consult those who package Mandrake as "Red Hat > Linux 6.0 with enhancements" and ship it with /etc/redhat-release. > > -Brock > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matt Wilson <mswat_private> > To: Brock Tellier <btellierat_private>; <BUGTRAQat_private> > Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 4:05 PM > Subject: Re: Linux GNOME exploit > > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 06:36:18PM -0500, Brock Tellier wrote: > > > > > ... SNIP ... > > > > > > The following exploit should work against any GNOME program, though I > > > tried it on (the irony) /usr/games/nethack, which is SGID root by > default > > > on RH6.0. An attack on any program will look something like this: > > > > > > [xnec@redhack gnox]$ uname -a; cat /etc/redhat-release; id > > > Linux redhack 2.2.9-19mdk #1 Wed May 19 19:53:00 GMT 1999 i686 > unknown > > > Linux Mandrake release 6.0 (Venus) > > > > > ... SNIP ... > > > > It's very important to note that this is _NOT_ Red Hat Linux 6.0. It > > is Linux Mandrake 6.0. We do not ship nethack in Red Hat Linux. It > > is included in Powertools, where it has no setuid/gid bits. > > > > Matt > > mswat_private > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!*** OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything.
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