Re: setuid scripts in SunOS 4.1.x
Colin Campbell (sgcccdc@citec.qld.gov.au)
Fri, 23 Sep 94 8:52:20 EST
>
> In message <9409212345.AA24268@gsms01.alcatel.oz.au> you write:
> > I have just noticed that SunOS 4.1.x has not fixed the setuid script
> > problem. I can't see a solution on SunSolve and Sun Support are not
> > helpful. Can anyone advise me of the procedure to fix this bug?
>
> The best solution is to make sure you don't have suid shell scripts
> Cops does a fine job in finding them for you so does:
>
> find / \( -type d -fstype nfs -prune \) -o -type f \( -perm -4001 -o -perm
> -4010 -o -perm -4100 -o -perm -2100 -o -perm -2010 -o -perm -2001 \)
>
> If I remeber correctly SunOS 4.1.x is just one of those UNIX systems that
> allows suid shell scripts. I don't think this will be 'fixed'.
> But you can always try to mail security-alert@Sun.COM.
>
>
Of course you can always mount your filesystems `nosuid'.
Colin