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- From: ppan@nobeltech.se (Per Andersson)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
- Subject: Re: lattelnet vs security
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.112401.21115@nobeltech.se>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 11:24:01 GMT
- References: <JBRYANS.92Aug19104251@wren.csulb.edu>
- Organization: NobelTech AB
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- In article <JBRYANS.92Aug19104251@wren.csulb.edu> jbryans@beach.csulb.edu (Jack Bryans) writes:
- >I've heard that DEC has security patches for lattelnet. Yet, recent postings
- >suggest that, patched or not, lattelnet has gaping, glaring security holes.
- >
- >There wasn't enough information in the postings to differentiate among
- >opinion, experiment, observation, etc. Can anyone provide more info? You
- >can mail to usenet@csulb.edu, or root@csulb.edu, if you prefer.
-
- The main problem I know of, and that has been discussed on Usenet before, is
- that Ultrix 4.x and up has a 'suspend' command. Since lattelnet runs as root,
- and executes ordinary telnet, it's a wide hole.
- Easy fix - get the BSD telnet, take away suspend, and be happy.
- Hard way - get fixes from DEC.
-
- If anybody knows any other bad security leaks I'm very interested.
-
- /Per
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