Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!samsung!uunet!mcsun!ukc!slxsys!jpp From: jpp@specialix.co.uk (John Pettitt) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: SECURITY BUG IN INTERACTIVE UNIX SYSV386 Keywords: BAD BUG Message-ID: <1991Feb12.085747.8468@specialix.co.uk> Date: 12 Feb 91 08:57:47 GMT References: Organization: Specialix International, London Lines: 17 lumpi@dobag.in-berlin.de (Joern Lubkoll) writes: >It was a long process of thoughts about this, but now, after half >a year of disput with interactive, here it finally is: >--- jl We have confirmed that this does indeed work on ISC 2.2 and that SCO unix does `the right thing' (tm) and core dumps the application. Maybe we should be saying nice things about SCO's security stuff after all ! -- John Pettitt, Specialix International, Email: jpp@specialix.com Tel +44 (0) 9323 54254 Fax +44 (0) 9323 52781 Disclaimer: Me, say that ? Never, it's a forged posting !