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Date:      Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:52:55 +0300 (MSK)
From:      "Artem 'Zazoobr' Ignatjev" <timon@memphis.mephi.ru>
To:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE
Subject:   Re: .forward+ group writable directory
Message-ID:  <200202051052.g15AqtM86807@memphis.mephi.ru>
In-Reply-To: <200202050920.g159KrP55937@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>

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> From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
> To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: .forward+ group writable directory
>
> Since two days my procmail filter isn't working anymore and I
> see these logs in my maillog.
>
> It's FreeBSD 4.4 with ESMTP Sendmail 8.11.6/8.11.6 (the stock
> that comes withthe distribution). Is it likely that I have been
> hacked? I see otherwise no signs thereof.
>
>
> Feb  5 00:00:04 host sendmail[52966]: g14N03M52963: forward /home/user/.forward.host+: Group writable directory
> Feb  5 00:00:04 host sendmail[52966]: g14N03M52963: forward /home/user/.forward+: Group writable directory
> Feb  5 00:00:04 host sendmail[52966]: g14N03M52963: forward /home/user/.forward.host: Group writable directory
> Feb  5 00:00:04 host sendmail[52966]: g14N03M52963: forward /home/user/.forward: Group writable directory

Sendmail treats group/world writable files/dirs (aliases, mail queue, etc) as insecure.
You should either `chmod g-w /home/user' or read sendmail documentation (especially for security issues and "DontBlameSendmail" option).

			Sinceherely yours, Artem 'Zazoobr' Ignatjev.

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