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Re: SECURITY PROBLEM: autofs [all versions]



On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Christopher W. Curtis wrote:

> Joey Hess wrote:
> > 
> > Christopher W. Curtis wrote:
> > > However:
> > >
> > > int main()
> > > {     FILE *foo = popen( "non-executable.file", "r+ );
> > >       fprintf( foo, "hmm" );
> > > }
> > Hint: '"r+' is not valid C
> 
> Clue: 'is not valid C' isn't even wrong.  It's an unterminated string
> constant, plain and simple.

typos can be overlooked.  That isn't the point.

> 
> > Hint: popen returns NULL if it fails.
> 
> Clue: popen failed because the program couldn't be executed.

Fact: popen can't fail if it wasn't called.

> [and the pissing contest ensues...]

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