CIAC A-13

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The Computer Incident Advisory

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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 

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