Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:22:49 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Majordomo lists security Message-ID: <20010112222249.A28910@citusc.usc.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101130002390.67378-100000@ren.sasknow.com>; from ryan@sasknow.com on Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 12:05:10AM -0600 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101130002390.67378-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
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--gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 12:05:10AM -0600, Ryan Thompson wrote: >=20 > Hmm... Maybe this has been answered before. >=20 > Is there a GOOD reason that, by default, /usr/local/majordomo/lists is > world readable? Does not just the "majordom" user/group ever read the > files contained therein? Until now, I've never really had cause to play > with majordomo, but I was notably concerned when I saw the administrative > password for each list stored clear text in a predictable world readable > file/directory. :-) =46rom the makefile: =2Eif !defined(BATCH) && !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING) /usr/bin/dialog --yesno "Majordomo is unsafe to use on multi-user m= achines: local users can run arbitrary commands as the majordomo user. Do you wish to accept the securi= ty risk and build majordomo anyway?" 8 60 || ${FALSE} =2Eendif Kris --gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6X/Q5Wry0BWjoQKURAu9PAKCb42qSyEXwHFtntds3DpfpnZ8RaACff5T6 O3FnzGfSRlz9Fcgh5wTLyYc= =zlLk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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