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CIAC A-13
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THE COMPUTER INCIDENT ADVISORY CAPABILITY
CIAC
INFORMATION BULLETIN
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Vulnerability in DECODE alias
January 19, 1990, 1600 PST Number A-13
CIAC has learned of a UNIX vulnerability in the DECODE alias. There
is a strong possibility that this vulnerability is currently being
exploited. One workaround is to disable the DECODE alias by
commenting out the line beginning with DECODE in either /etc/aliases
or /usr/lib/aliases. If you do not wish to disable the DECODE alias,
you can redirect DECODE to postmaster.
If you have questions, please contact CIAC.
Tom Longstaff
(415) 423-4416 or (FTS) 543-4416
FAX: (FTS) 543-0913 or (415) 294-5054
CIAC's business hours phone number is (415) 422-8193 or (FTS) 532-8193.
CIAC's 24-hour emergency hot-line number is (415) 971-9384
or send e-mail to: ciac@tiger.llnl.gov
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