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PING : SECURITY VULNERABILITY WITH rpc.pcnfd : BACKGROUND

SECURITY VULNERABILITY WITH rpc.pcnfd
A. Background
B. Fixing the problem
C. Subscribe to receive future HP Security Bulletins
D. Report new security vulnerabilities

rpc.pcnfsd is a remote procedure call used by NFS clients which is a service providing username and password authentication for systems which have NFS client software installed. If exploited, this defect allows the main printer spool directory used by rpc.pcnfsd to be made world writeable.

Fixing the problem


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