Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 22:52:11 -0800 (PST) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Masafumi NAKANE <max@wide.ad.jp> Cc: imp@village.org, 3APA3A@SECURITY.NNOV.RU, kris@hub.freebsd.org, serg@dor.zaural.ru, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, asami@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re[2]: delegate buffer overflow (ports) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002212248280.65254-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <s99hff14tuv.wl@bourbon.sfc.wide.ad.jp>
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Masafumi NAKANE wrote: > 2. When a user simply types ``make'' or ``make install'' or whatever, > show something like: > > ********************************************************************** > * WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! * > * This program has known security problems. * I'd change the above to "known security problems which may allow a remote attacker to take control of your machine. See FreeBSD security advisory 00:04 for more information.". > * It is strongly recommended that you do not use this program. * > * * > * If you would like to use this program despite the danger, * > * run make with ``FORCE_BUILD=YES''. * > ********************************************************************** With something like this in place I have no objections. Kris ---- "How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man?" "Eight!" "That was a rhetorical question!" "Oh..then, seven!" -- Homer Simpson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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