Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 04:06:00 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@freebsd.org> To: jbhunt <jbhunt@mercury.gaianet.net> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, root@mercury.gaianet.net Subject: Re: New EXPLOIT located! Message-ID: <1232.837417960@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:52:43 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.91.960714212321.1806A-300000@mercury.gaianet.net>
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jbhunt wrote in message ID
<Pine.BSF.3.91.960714212321.1806A-300000@mercury.gaianet.net>:
> Ok, for almost 3 weeks now we at Gaianet have been tracking root hackers
> around our box. FINALLY, today at about 3 pm one of them made a BIG BIG
> mistake. Fortunately, for us I was around to watch what happened and kill
> the user before he was able to erase his history files and the exploit
> itself. So here are the files necessary to fix whatever hole this
> exploits. We run Freebsd Current so it obviously makes most freebsd
> systems vulnerable to a root attack. I appreciate any help you can offer.
from the source supplied:
--SNIP--
execl("/usr/bin/rdist", "rdist", "-d", buff, "-d", buff, NULL);
--SNIP--
You *HAVE* applied the rdist patch(es), or better yet, DISABLED rdist
totally, haven't you?
Gary
--
Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member
FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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