Bugtraq: Re: your mail

[hcking () ACSSUN PSTCC CC TN US (hal)]

Just a tidbit: This message sent me running so I can tell you that vim ( that
   does create an "backup" file ) creates its files with the same perms as the
   file you are editing.

On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, sbr wrote:

> I recently started using a new editor called joe, with this editor there is
> a feature that if your existing session is terminated, it creates a DEADJOE
> in the directory.  While editing my shadow file my connection was
> terminated, thus leaving the DEADJOE in my /etc directory that was world
> readable containing my entire shadow file.  I think the problem is self
> explanitory.  I have emailed the creator and there is no feature to disable
> this that I can find or mentioned in the email.  My umask setting does not
> seem to affect the permissions of DEADJOE.
>
> The operating system is Debian Linux 2.1 kernel 2.2.10 i386.
>
>       - Spencer.
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