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Re: lrzsz ? Re: forwarded message from CERT Bulletin

On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, Ian Jackson wrote:

> CERT write:
> > Topic:          "Trojan Horse" vulnerability via rz program
> ...
> >      All existing versions of the rz program (a program for receiving
> >      files over serial lines using the Z-Modem protocol) are equipped
> >      with a feature that allows the sender of a file to request the
> >      execution of arbitrary commands on the receiver's side.  The user
> >      using rz does not have any control over this feature.
> > 
> >      The workaround is to have rz never execute any command, and
> >      always pretend a successful execution.
> 
> The version we distribute is called `lrzsz', and I suspect it is a
> different version.
> 
> Nevertheless I'd appreciate it if the author could confirm that the
> command execution feature is disabled.

I'm not the author, but lrzsz is almost identical to the "normal" rzsz 
implemetation the only difference is that it gives more status information.
The diff itself is rather small.

Mike


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