Bug#89523: Bug confirmed : NIS line changed by passwd

2005-03-31 Thread Christian Perrier
package passwd severity 89523 minor tags 89523 upstream forwarded 89523 Tomasz KÅoczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> thanks I confirm that using passwd to change root's password on a system where the "+::" is the last line of /etc/passwd changes it to +::0:0::: As noted in the bug log, this seems harml

Bug#89523: Bug confirmed : NIS line changed by passwd

2005-04-01 Thread Tomasz Kłoczko
On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Christian Perrier wrote: > package passwd > severity 89523 minor > tags 89523 upstream > forwarded 89523 Tomasz Kłoczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > thanks > > I confirm that using passwd to change root's password on a system > where the "+::" is the last line of /etc/passwd cha

Bug#89523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#89523: Bug confirmed : NIS line changed by passwd

2005-04-02 Thread Christian Perrier
> > I confirm that using passwd to change root's password on a system > > where the "+::" is the last line of /etc/passwd changes it to > > +::0:0::: > > > > As noted in the bug log, this seems harmless and is more an > > aesthetical bug, if this is a bug and not a feature. > > > > Tomasz, a

Bug#89523: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#89523: Bug confirmed : NIS line changed by passwd

2005-04-02 Thread Tomasz Kłoczko
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Christian Perrier wrote: [..] > > Latest NIS implemetation prepared by Thornsten Kukluk have ability to > > specify range UIDs/GIDs managed by ypserver but only on level scripts for > > converting files to NIS db files. If intruder wil have ability for > > injectin root accoun