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- CA-93:04 CERT Advisory
- February 12, 1993
- Commodore Amiga UNIX finger Vulnerability
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-
- The CERT Coordination Center has received information concerning a
- vulnerability in the "finger" program of Commodore Business Machine's
- Amiga UNIX product. The vulnerability affects Commodore Amiga UNIX
- versions 1.1, 2.03, 2.1, 2.1p1, 2.1p2, and 2.1p2a. Commodore is aware
- of the vulnerability, and both a workaround and a patch are available.
- Affected sites should apply either the workaround or the patch, and
- directions are provided below.
-
- If you have any further questions, contact Commodore's David Miller
- via e-mail. David's e-mail address is davidm@cdmvax.commodore.com.
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- I. Description
-
- The "finger" command in Amiga UNIX contains a security
- vulnerability.
-
-
- II. Impact
-
- Non-privileged users can gain unauthorized access to files.
-
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- III. Solution
-
- Commodore has suggested a workaround and a patch, as follows:
-
- A. Workaround
-
- As root, modify the permission of the existing /usr/bin/finger
- to prevent misuse.
-
- # /bin/chmod 0755 /usr/bin/finger
-
- B. Patch
-
- As root, install the "pubsrc" package from the distribution tape.
-
- In the file, "/usr/src/pub/cmd/finger/src/finger.c", add the line:
-
- setuid(getuid());
-
- immediately before the line reading:
-
- display_finger(finger_list);
-
- (Optionally) save a copy of the existing /usr/bin/finger and modify
- its permission to prevent misuse.
-
- # /bin/mv /usr/bin/finger /usr/bin/finger.orig
- # /bin/chmod 0755 /usr/bin/finger.orig
-
- In the directory, "/usr/src/pub/cmd/finger", issue the command:
-
- # cd /usr/src/pub/cmd/finger
- # make install
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- The CERT Coordination Center wishes to thank Commodore Business
- Machines for their response to this problem.
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- If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact the CERT
- Coordination Center or your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident
- Response and Security Teams).
-
- Internet E-mail: cert@cert.org
- Telephone: 412-268-7090 (24-hour hotline)
- CERT personnel answer 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. EST(GMT-5)/EDT(GMT-4),
- on call for emergencies during other hours.
-
- CERT Coordination Center
- Software Engineering Institute
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
-
- Past advisories, information about FIRST representatives, and other
- information related to computer security are available for anonymous FTP
- from cert.org (192.88.209.5).
-
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