Re: vmware bug?

From: KF (dotslashat_private)
Date: Mon Jul 30 2001 - 01:57:14 PDT

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    Theres all kinds of stuff that goes in /tmp when vmware runs... like
    nvram settings for example. I have tried a few symlink style attacks but
    vmware seems to check before writing in most cases. I can However see
    your license info being something "sensitive" that you wouldn't want to
    share.
    -KF
    
    starman jones wrote:
    > 
    > oi oi.. i recently installed vmware (the latest release of the workstation
    > thing) and it crashed once or twice. But never mind that. in /tmp i found
    > a file called vmware-log.starman. starman being my user on the box. Inside
    > in this file is my license information and it's chmod is 777. That's kinda
    > nasty don't ya think? has anyone seen similar things?
    > lates
    > sj
    



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