Re: Security Info (root broken) (fwd)

[neil () legless demon co uk (Neil Woods)]

> I dont know about you guys but having used and proved all of the binmail
> exploit scripts the quick and dirty fix for them is put this in rc.local:
>
> /bin/touch /usr/spool/mail/root
> /bin/touch /usr/spool/mail/sysdiag
> /bin/touch /usr/spool/mail/sundiag
> /bin/touch /usr/spool/mail/[any other uid 0 acct]

It's advisable to do the same for non uid 0 accounts too, particularly
ones that can offer improved chances of breaking root.

Source to create mailboxes for all users was included in advisory
[8lgm]-Advisory-5.UNIX.mail.24-Jan-1992.

Neil

P.S. I don't want to see any censorship of bugtraq.  Delete what you don't
want to see, it's easily done.  I'd be even more bored with life if everyone
did as I saw fit!

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