If you have machines running -CURRENT from September 9 - September
29, _and_ you created an /etc/nsswitch.conf with any of `passwd: dns',
`group: dns', `passwd_compat: dns', `group_compat: dns', then you
are vulnerable to a local attack.

So upgrade :-) 
(or just apply the small patch)
-- 
Jacques Vidrine / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 05:56:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jacques Vidrine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/net hesiod.c

nectar      2000/09/29 05:56:34 PDT

  Modified files:
    lib/libc/net         hesiod.c 
  Log:
  Ignore HESIOD_CONFIG and HES_DOMAIN environmental variables for
  set-user-ID and set-group-ID programs.
  
  Suggested by: Danny Braniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.2       +13 -3     src/lib/libc/net/hesiod.c
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