Re: (PM) SECURITY PROBLEM.

Paul Andersen (paul-ml@egate.net)
Tue, 7 Jul 1998 19:41:32 -0400 (EDT)

I've seen this happen several times on my box.

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Paul Andersen (InterNIC:PA137)		paul@egate.net
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E-Gate Communications Inc.		F: +1 (416) 447-6447
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On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Jake Messinger wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Rick Smith wrote: > > > The problem is, either the admin loses link, or quits > > and either doesn't get a chance to type or forgets to > > type 'reset cons' so that the debug info isn't displayed > > anymore. > > > > So, the next person to telnet to that portmaster, and > > sit there and wait, will see all the debugging information > > streamed to their screen, WITHOUT LOGGING IN. > > This should not be the case. If the user is telnetting in, and looses the > link, and another telnets in (over the ethernet port), they would come in > as a different session. Is it not doing this? > > ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > Jake Messinger ph:713-772-6690 Lucent Dealer > AMS, Inc. fx:713-774-3498 Medical Billing > 8300 Bissonnet #400 jake@ams.com Internet Services > Houston, Texas 77074 www.ams.com/~jake Business Management > ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > > - > To unsubscribe, email 'majordomo@livingston.com' with > 'unsubscribe portmaster-users' in the body of the message. > Searchable list archive: <URL:http://www.livingston.com/Tech/archive/> >

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