Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:28:01 +1200 (NZST) From: Andrew McNaughton <andrew@squiz.co.nz> To: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: terminal escape exploit (was Re: cat exploit) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980911111945.5407J-100000@aniwa.sky> In-Reply-To: <19980910180956.A2858@mcs.net>
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On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Karl Denninger wrote: > The problem is TERMINALS. > > You can't bitch that an EMULATOR does exactly what it is claimed to do - > emulate the REAL DEVICE. > > This "exploit" is so old its crusty; it is quite possible to do this on a > VT-52 (yes, a real Vt-52, you know those terminals that weighed about 100 > lbs, had a dinky little screen, were made by DEC and haven't been seen in > some 15 years? Yes, those.) Ok, so the origins are old. It's not an old problem in the sense that it's with us now and still needs fixing. I presume if it hasn't been then there's enough software that uses this 'feature' that it's awkward to throw it out.Could someone explain why this functionality is needed? Andrew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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