Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 01:23:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Mitchell <brian@saturn.net> To: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Victor Rotanov <vitjok@fasts.lv>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: unofficial rlogin security patch Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960725012205.85A-100000@tcpip> In-Reply-To: <7556.838237326@orion.webspan.net>
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On Wed, 24 Jul 1996, Gary Palmer wrote: > Victor Rotanov wrote in message ID > <Pine.BSF.3.91.960724215007.1220A-100000@server.fasts.lv>: > > > > Hello. > > > > Here's the patch: > > What exactly is this meant to do, pray tell? It fixes the TERM environment variable overflow, which can't be exploited anyways (because main() never returns) as far as I know, but it is still a good thing. Brian Mitchell brian@saturn.net "I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell" - H. Truman
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