From 21fb9c6cbb7ee7d8155d30d136254713b55fecb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 05:37:10 +0000 Subject: %F/%T warning. svn path=/trunk/; revision=1627 --- fetchmail.man | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 13985684..de77262d 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -1521,9 +1521,9 @@ Use of the %F or %T escapes in an mda option could open a security hole, because they pass text manipulable by an attacker to a shell command. The hole is reduced by the fact that fetchmail temporarily discards any suid privileges it may have while running the MDA. To -avoid potential problems, (1) enclose the %F and %T options in single -quotes, (2) never use an mda command containing %F or %T when -fetchmail is run from the root account itself. +avoid potential problems, (1) enclose the %F and %T escapes in single +quotes within the option, and (2) never use an mda command containing +%F or %T when fetchmail is run from the root account itself. .PP Send comments, bug reports, gripes, and the like to Eric S. Raymond . An HTML FAQ is available at the fetchmail home -- cgit v1.2.3