Subject: security/5658: security/shadow-password penetrating bug
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Wolfgang Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/25/1998 23:26:11
>Number: 5658
>Category: security
>Synopsis: shadow-password penetrating bug
>Confidential: yes
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Jun 25 23:35:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Wolfgang Rupprecht
>Organization:
W S Rupprecht Computer Consulting, Fremont CA
>Release: current may 22, 98
>Environment:
System: NetBSD capsicum.wsrcc.com 1.3F NetBSD 1.3F (WSRCC) #0: Mon Jun 15 10:43:51 PDT 1998 root@capsicum.wsrcc.com:/v/src/netbsd/NetBSD-current/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/WSRCC i386
>Description:
a normal user can read the shadow password file
>How-To-Repeat:
at -f /etc/master.passwd now + 1 minute
wait at most 11 minutes
>Fix:
don't open files within at(1) using the root's access rights.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: