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From: lee@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.sa
Subject: Re: Security Warning
Message-ID: <472@unmvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 16:52:39 EST
Article-I.D.: unmvax.472
Posted: Sun Oct 28 16:52:39 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Oct-84 01:19:17 EST
References: <1454@qubix.UUCP>
Distribution: net
Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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> By submitting a suitable set of shell commands to net.news.maps
> I can create untold havoc on all your systems.  The recent rash
> of McCartney's and Springsteen's that have appeared on the net,
> not to mention kremvax, should demonstrate that I could easily
> disguise the author of the havoc.  Even switching to mod.maps.all
> won't afford much increased security.

I have posted an equivalent program to net.sources that does NOT have
this security hole.
-- 
			--Lee (Ward)
			{ucbvax,convex,gatech,pur-ee}!unmvax!lee