-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =============================================================================== >> CERT-NL, 01-Mar-2000 << >> All CERT-NL information has been moved to http://cert.surfnet.nl. Links << >> to CERT-NL information contained in this advisory are therefore outdated. << >> << >> CERT-NL also has stopped the CERT-CC-Mirror service. Due to this the << >> links to the CERT-CC mirror are obsolete. Visit the CERT-CC site for the << >> complete CERT-CC advisory texts: http://www.cert.org << =============================================================================== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii =============================================================================== Security Advisory CERT-NL =============================================================================== Author/Source : Ton Verschuren Index : S-96-02 Distribution : World Page : 1 Classification: External Version: 1 Subject : Vendor-Initiated Bulletin VB-96.01-splitvt Date : 26-Jan-96 =============================================================================== By courtesy of the author of splitvt, Sam Lantinga and CERT Coordination Center we received the following information. In CERT Coordination Center Vendor-Initiated Bulletin VB-96.01 Sam Lantinga reports a vulnerability in splitvt. This vulnerability allows a user to gain ROOT access on some systems. The bulletin advises to--if you have a version lower than 1.6.3-- remove the set-uid bit on your current version, and upgrade to the newer version as soon as possible. CERT-NL recommends to take very good notice if this applies to your situation, and take relevant steps. All CERT Coordination Center advisories and bulletins are mirrored by CERT-NL. The specific URL for this case is: >ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/cert_bulletins/VB-96.01.splitvt More information about the CERT-NL mirror and notifier services is contained in News items N-95-01 (notifier) and N-95-02 (CERT mirror), both present on ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-nl/docs/news/ ============================================================================== CERT-NL is the Computer Emergency Response Team for SURFnet customers. SURFnet is the Dutch network for educational, research and related institutes. CERT-NL is a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). All CERT-NL material is available under: http://cert.surfnet.nl/ In case of computer or network security problems please contact your local CERT/security-team or CERT-NL (if your institute is NOT a SURFnet customer please address the appropriate (local) CERT/security-team). CERT-NL is one/two hour(s) ahead of UTC (GMT) in winter/summer, i.e. UTC+0100 in winter and UTC+0200 in summer (DST). Email: cert-nl@surfnet.nl ATTENDED REGULARLY ALL DAYS Phone: +31 302 305 305 BUSINESS HOURS ONLY Fax: +31 302 305 329 BUSINESS HOURS ONLY Snailmail: SURFnet bv Attn. CERT-NL P.O. Box 19035 NL - 3501 DA UTRECHT The Netherlands NOODGEVALLEN: 06 22 92 35 64 ALTIJD BEREIKBAAR EMERGENCIES : +31 6 22 92 35 64 ATTENDED AT ALL TIMES CERT-NL'S EMERGENCY PHONENUMBER IS ONLY TO BE USED IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES: THE SURFNET HELPDESK OPERATING THE EMERGENCY NUMBER HAS A *FIXED* PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH YOUR ALERT AND WILL IN REGULAR CASES RELAY IT TO CERT-NL IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. CERT-NL WILL THEN CONTACT YOU. =============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.1i iQA/AwUBOL6IHTSYjBqwfc9jEQJyUgCfTmVVoo/8Q5cV0Frj/qM64AvROFkAn2WO h1CCIo9TR40QeTcJzgb236hA =Lok1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----