Bugtraq: Re: [ Hackerslab bug_paper ] Linux printtool get printer passwor

[bknotts () SLAPPY ORG (Brian Knotts)]

On 08-Mar-2000 Sheshep ankh Dubhe wrote:
> [ Hackerslab bug_paper ] Linux printtool get printer password
>
> File : /usr/bin/printtool
>
> SYSTEM : Linux
>
> INFO :
>
> If make printer configuration by printtool package, It make vule config file.
> Config file perrmission is "-rw-r--r-- root root".
> If use samba network printer, password stored in config file.
>
> Tested platform : RedHat 6.1 - 6.2B
> printtool-3.41-2
> printtool-3.42-3ac
> printtool-3.43-1
I fixed my /usr/bin/printtool (v. 3.41) with:

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> #
> #   set the .config permissions to something sane
> #
>     catch {exec chown root.lp $smb_config}
>     catch {exec chmod 600 $smb_config}
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> #
> #   set the .config permissions to something sane
> #
>     catch {exec chown root.lp $ncp_config}
>     catch {exec chmod 600 $ncp_config}
Seems to work.

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Brian Knotts                                                  bknotts () slappy org