Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 12:56:24 -0500 (EST) From: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Sendmail Question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103031255020.21493-100000@browning.pennasoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20010303143635.M3359@storm.psi-domain.co.uk>
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On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Jamie Heckford wrote: > Quick update, I just set mail.local SUID. Why? It works just fine with mode 555. > Just wondering, what was the reason for this? Will a > security vunrability arisin from setting mail.local > SUID? There are always potential vulnerabilities with setuid binaries. The reduction of setuid binaries to the barest minimum is a good thing. -- Chris BeHanna Software Engineer (Remove "bogus" before responding.) behanna@bogus.zbzoom.net I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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