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Article #247Re: Cuserid() is a security hole
From: Juergen Wagner
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1989 04:33
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1989 04:33
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Cuserid is *NOT* a security hole. Programs relying on a property of this function which it doesn't have, are security holes. Juergen Wagner gandalf@csli.stanford.edu wagner@arisia.xerox.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!ames!lll-winken!arisia!humboldt!wagner From: wagner@humboldt.uucp (Juergen Wagner) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.2bsd,comp.bugs.4bsd,comp.bugs.sys5,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Cuserid() is a security hole Message-ID: <902@arisia.Xerox.COM> Date: 3 Jun 89 04:33:52 GMT Sender: news@arisia.Xerox.COM Reply-To: wagner@arisia.xerox.com (Juergen Wagner) Organization: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Lines: 5