Ryan Thompson <ryansasknow.com> wrote:

> Is there a GOOD reason that, by default, /usr/local/majordomo/lists is
> world readable? Does not just the "majordom" user/group ever read the
> files contained therein?

No, sendmail reads the subscriber list. It's just an :include:d
alias expansion, after all.

> I was notably concerned when I saw the administrative password
> for each list stored clear text in a predictable world readable
> file/directory. :-)

You may get away with o-r on the .config files (aren't they already?),
but the subscriber list itself must remain world-readable.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddymips.inka.de
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomoFreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message

• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]