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Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 17:32:21 +0100 From: viinikala <kala@DRAGON.CZ> To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG Subject: x11amp playlist bug hi, x11 audio mpeg player (x11amp) version 0.65, when installed setuid root (as suggested by the README file), creates playlist files in ~/.x11amp while making 'root' the owner of these plaintext files (instead of the proper user). unfortunatelly, the program DOES follow symlinks, and overwriting for instance /etc/shadow is therefore trivial: mkdir ~/.x11amp ln -s /etc/shadow ~/.x11amp/ekl now run x11amp, get into the playlist menu, select 'ekl', mark all the entries and hit 'delete'. no matter if the prg crashes (it might), /etc/shadow is gone, anyway. viinikala/rvl&grif <kala@dragon.cz> i could wrap you up in cotton wool.