Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:19:53 -0600 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> To: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Udo Erdelhoff <ue@nathan.ruhr.de>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, security-officer@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common new.sgml Message-ID: <20020317231953.GD36506@hellblazer.nectar.cc> In-Reply-To: <200203131650.g2DGoWr36860@bmah.dyndns.org> References: <200203090112.g291C4A36851@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020310191230.E89278@nathan.ruhr.de> <200203131650.g2DGoWr36860@bmah.dyndns.org>
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On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 08:50:32AM -0800, Bruce A. Mah wrote: > If memory serves me right, Udo Erdelhoff wrote: > > Hi, > > On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 05:12:04PM -0800, Bruce A. Mah wrote: > > > 1.297 +4 -2 src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new. > > sgml > > > > I think there is a small typo/omission in the entry: > > > > ] This bug could have allowed an authenticated remote user to cause > > ] &man.sshd.8; to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges, > > > > This part is correct and clear: A 'bad' client can abuse the server > > > > ] or allowed a connecting SSH client to execute arbitrary > > ] code with the privileges of the client user. > > > > but I think this part should be clearer. According to the advisories > > I have read, a 'bad' server can abuse the client. My suggestion > > is to replace this part with "or allowed a malicous SSH server to > > execute arbitrary code on the client system with the privileges of > > the client user". > > Sorry for the delay. You're probably right here...any comments from the > security officer team? I think Udo's suggestion would indeed be clearer. On the other hand, summarizing security advisories can be tricky business. You might want to consider in the future just saying, ``Foo was b0rken. See FreeBSD-SA-02:NN.foo'' or some such to save yourself the trouble. Cheers, -- Jacques A. Vidrine <n@nectar.cc> http://www.nectar.cc/ NTT/Verio SME . FreeBSD UNIX . Heimdal Kerberos jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@FreeBSD.org . nectar@kth.se To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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