Subject: Re: Removing dm(1)
To: Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au>
From: Jon Ribbens <jon@oaktree.co.uk>
List: current-users
Date: 11/19/1997 10:50:49
Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au> wrote:
> Argh.  Not _all_ programs in /usr/games are governed by dm.  Please look
> at the following list before posting "your favorite security hole".
> 
> -r-xr-xr-x games/bin     35784 1997-11-14 01:47 ./usr/games/fortune

I just realised, I didn't make a mistake after all. 'fortune' is still
owned by games. You can still use a setuid game to become user 'games'
and replace 'fortune' with a trojan, whether or not it's setuid anything.
So 'fortune' is still "my favourite security hole" ;-).

Cheers


Jon
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