From owner-freebsd-security Wed Feb 23 15: 2:46 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net (dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net [129.250.36.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9326737BA33 for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:02:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bokr@accessone.com) Received: from [129.250.38.61] (helo=dfw-mmp1.email.verio.net) by dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #7) id 12Nknp-0006jo-00 for freebsd-security@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 23:02:41 +0000 Received: from [204.250.68.168] (helo=gazelle) by dfw-mmp1.email.verio.net with smtp (Exim 3.12 #7) id 12Nknn-0002zQ-00 for freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 23:02:40 +0000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20000223150439.008f5ab0@mail.accessone.com> X-Sender: bokr@mail.accessone.com (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:04:39 -0800 To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG From: Bengt Richter Subject: NG report of "Security hole in GNOME" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following appeared on comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc: Any details? ------------------ FreeBSD users should be aware that the stable ports of GNOME will install a spy file named .ICEauthority and information about your system will be transmitted every time a GNOME function is invoked. -- Lars Eighner 700 Hearn #101 Austin TX 78703 eighner@io.com (512) 474-1920 (FAX answers 6th ring) http://www.io.com/%7Eeighner/ bookstore: http://www.io.com/%7Eeighner/bookstore/ Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours. ------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message