Bug 19509 - lpr: another local root compromise
Summary: lpr: another local root compromise
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: lpr
Version: 6.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Crutcher Dunnavant
QA Contact: David Lawrence
URL: http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~Sneuro/lpd-a...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2000-10-21 16:05 UTC by Chris Evans
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:29 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-10-21 16:05:45 UTC
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Description Chris Evans 2000-10-21 16:05:40 UTC
See the URL.
Alternatively, see the Bugtraq post in which this was recently reported:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/140614

This also illustrates the hazards of
1) Binaries not owned by root
2) Re-use of the same uid for different purposes/subsystems

Comment 1 Crutcher Dunnavant 2000-10-23 15:47:19 UTC
This was fixed in an old groff update for 6x and 5x,
get the latest updates, install, and this is gone.


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