On Thu, Mar 14, 2002, Jonathan Morton wrote:
> 
> 
> A rogue server could ask for a password, send a challenge, and then 
> ignore the response and just let you in, and then set up the exploit 
> on the viewer.

That is an excellent point.  Another way a client would be particularly
vulnerable is if it is in listen mode.  Any rogue server could connect
to it without requiring any authentication.

-- 
Mike Ossmann, Tarantella/UNIX Engineer/Instructor
Alternative Technology, Inc.  http://www.alttech.com/
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