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Date:      Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:20:41 -0500
From:      "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>
To:        zbigniew szalbot <zbigniew@szalbot.homedns.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cups-base problem
Message-ID:  <473577E9.7030802@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4735775B.2020105@szalbot.homedns.org>
References:  <473570FC.7070002@szalbot.homedns.org> <4735766A.2020806@gmail.com> <4735775B.2020105@szalbot.homedns.org>

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zbigniew szalbot wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Aryeh M. Friedman pisze:
>>> I am not sure I understand the message about remote execution
>>> of arbitrary code.
>> That is just saying that if the security issue is a problem for
>> you don't upgrade (i.e. go ahead if you don't care).
>>
> Thanks but I think I now understand even less :) If a security
> issue is a problem, don't upgrade???

My understanding of the issue is under some situations cups-base may
allow an attacker to execute arbitary commands (not sure with what privs)

>
> Not sure also how one could go ahead? There is no option to
> continue. The message appears and that's all. I am not given any
> option.

Remove the "FORBIDDEN=" line in the makefile

- --
Aryeh M. Friedman
Developer, not business, friendly
http://www.flosoft-systems.com
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