Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:23:35 +0100 From: void <float@firedrake.org> To: Bogdan TARU <bgd@icomag.de> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: security problem in sysctl? Message-ID: <20020712212335.GA29890@parhelion.firedrake.org> In-Reply-To: <20020710142627.F89292-100000@fw.cgn.icom> References: <20020710142627.F89292-100000@fw.cgn.icom>
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On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 02:30:19PM +0200, Bogdan TARU wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I have just rebooted my machine, and immediately after boot I have run > 'sysctl -a' as an usual user. Well, in 'kern.msgbuf' I have found the > whole master.passwd file, with combinations of usernames/passwords. Isn't > that a security threat? Do you know how it got in there in the first place? I'd say that's the security problem. -- Ben "An art scene of delight I created this to be ..." -- Sun Ra To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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