Bugtraq: Re: wordperfect 8 for linux security

[dugsong () MONKEY ORG (Dug Song)]

On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Edsel Adap wrote:

> When wordperfect 8 is installed it creates a /tmp/wpc-<hostname>
> directory with permissions 777.  And all files inside of it are mode
> 666.  And when these files are created, symlinks are followed.
if you're running OpenBSD, this is already fixed and in the ports tree:

        /usr/ports/editors/wordperfect

everyone else can just set $TMPDIR before running the install script...

-d.

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