[Babase] Flaw in Putty SSH implimentation

Karl O. Pinc babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 03:08:23 -0600


On 2004.11.01 00:45 Susan Alberts wrote:
> Hi -- can someone enlighten me about why we got an email on the admin 
> list about this? It says "Reason: message has implicit destination". 
> I think I don't need to do anything about this but thought I had 
> better check.

I think Axel let it through.

It got sent on the admin list because I put myself as the
message recipient, and the real recipients into a bcc list,
because I sent it to a bunch of people.

You don't need to do anything.

> 
> Susan
> 
>> Hi Ya'll,
>> 
>> If you're running Putty for ssh on MS Windows it's time to upgrade.
>> 
>> http://www.net-security.org/vuln.php?id=3796
>> 
>> You have to connect to a malicious server to be vulnerable but
>> there's no point in waiting until you're fooled.
>> 
>> Putty home page:
>> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Karl <kop@meme.com>
>> Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
>>                  -- Robert A. Heinlein
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Karl <kop@meme.com>
Free Software:  "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
                  -- Robert A. Heinlein