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From: john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SECURITY BUG IN INTERACTIVE UNIX SYSV386
Keywords: BAD BUG
Message-ID: <1991Feb15.035643.5542@jwt.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 91 03:56:43 GMT
References: <1991Feb11.184130.11321@jwt.UUCP> <1991Feb12.052336.29639@motcad.portal.com> <15126@uudell.dell.com>
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In article <15126@uudell.dell.com> jrh@mustang.dell.com (James Howard) writes:
>I have tried the program posted earlier on both Dell 
>SVR3.2 (which is ISC 2.0.2 based) and Dell SVR4.0 (not in any way 
>related to ISC ;-) ).  It core dumps faithfully on both.  

Based on what I've read here (not just in regards to the security
hole), I'm starting to get the feeling that Dell is the only UNIX
vendor that has its act together.  I think I might just buy Dell's
SVR4.0 even though upgrading my ESIX will probably be cheaper.
-- 
John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)