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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4529- August  4, 2024
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4529- August  4, 2024
 
 
VULNERABILITIES IN UNIX 
 Information provided by the Sans Institute:
 http://www.sans.org
 
 
 The ten most commonly exploited UNIX vulnerabilities?
 
 Poor system administration practices
 
 Reusable/poor passwords
 
 Flawed SUID programs (e.g., rdist, binmail)
 
 HTTP servers and CGI application vulnerabilities
 
 Default "+" entries in the /etc/hosts.equiv file
 
 NFS/NIS vulverabilities sendmail program bugs
 
 Buffer overruns (e.g., gets(), syslog())
 
 SUID shell scripts
 
 
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