From: Mike '/m' 


The perl code is such that it invites further exploits.  It is rather sketchy perl.

It won't hurt to firewall the port.

  /m

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 23:16:30 -0000, "Tim Hawkins"
 wrote:

>Versions prior to 0.970 had an exploit, but that has been fixed now.
>
>Version 0.970 (7 May 2002)
>  a.. Fixed a serious security hole that allows a remote attacker to login
>to Webmin as any user!
>
>
>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:s2692vk9d9ikbo30ojfpgcc8mv4qm5k1i2{at}4ax.com...
>>
>> Webmin is very cool, indeed.  Just be sure you firewall its port so
>> that you know precisely who can connect to it.
>>
>> It has been known to give up root access quite easily.
>>
>>  /m
>>
>> On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:41:04 -0000, "Tim Hawkins"
>>  wrote:
>>
>> >Run, dont walk to www.webmin.com, and d/l and install webmin. This is a
>> >fantastic web based admin tool for linux that supports plug-ins and a
>> >thriving 3rd party plugin development community.  Gives you all the
>> >advantages of the Windows NT control panel and services applet etc. I
>have
>> >it managing all of my samba setups, nfs setups, NIS setup, postgresql
>> >servers etc.
>> >
>> >
>> >"Robert Comer"  wrote
in message
>> >news:3e22d1f9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Wait until you start configuring it. :|  This is one area
Linux has to
>> >work
>> >> on.
>> >>
>> >> If samba is already installed, I usually use smbclient to do the
>transfers
>> >> (kind of a cmd line thing that lets you do things
dynamically), if not,
>I
>> >> use FTP.
>> >>
>> >> > (Why can't there be an installer like in Windows...)
>> >>
>> >> There is, that's what RPM is. (as well as different ones
for different
>> >> distributions.)
>> >>
>> >> - Bob Comer
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote in message
>> >> news:3e22c6ee{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > I finally managed to copy the files from the command
line using cp,
>so
>> >it
>> >> > wasn't the cd. So weird. Anyhoop, I (think I)
managed to install
>samba,
>> >> > 'cause there is now a directory called
"samba" in the /etc - is that
>> >where
>> >> > it is supposed to go? I also installed the package
with the docs, but
>> >> > haven't yet found where they ended up...
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Antti Kurenniemi
>> >> > (Why can't there be an installer like in Windows...)
>> >> >
>> >> > "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
>> >> > news:3e22abe1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > > It really sounds like your CD is bad. (or the
drive is bad)
>> >> > >
>> >> > > And is, it could work up to a point and then
fail like you say.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > - Bob Comer
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>

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