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Article #986Re: Unix Viruses. Are there any??
From: Tad Taylor - SQE Security Poobah
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:19
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:19
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In article <senetza.727648754@honte> senetza@sigma.uleth.ca (Len Senetza) writes: [Deleted description of user trying to get root to run his personal version of the "ls" command.] > >this assumes that root has . in its path, and how many root accounts >out there do? It also assumes that root has . in its path before /usr/bin (or wherever else the real "ls" is kept) and that root would actually cd to the directory. root should NEVER (IMHO) put . on its path before system controlled directories. It's pretty questionable to put . on there at all. Tad Taylor /* Tad Taylor | 919-248-6374 */ /* Data General Corporation | taylort@dg-rtp.dg.com */ /* 62 T.W. Alexander Dr. | FAX: 919-248-5942 */ /* Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 |(ceo) tad_taylor@dgc.ceo.rtp.dg.com */
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Newsgroups: comp.security.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ferkel.ucsb.edu!taco!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncrhub2!ncrgw2!psinntp!dg-rtp!happy!taylort From: taylort@happy.rtp.dg.com (Tad Taylor - SQE Security Poobah) Subject: Re: Unix Viruses. Are there any?? Message-ID: <1993Jan27.151913.170@dg-rtp.dg.com> Sender: usenet@dg-rtp.dg.com (Usenet Administration) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 15:19:13 GMT References: <1993Jan15.090426.12195@unix.brighton.ac.uk> <17988@umd5.umd.edu> <senetza.727648754@honte> Organization: Data General Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC Lines: 21