"ShellShock" - what are you doing?
Bruce Pokras
bruceap at comcast.net
Sat Sep 27 10:30:39 EDT 2014
Thanks Rick! I guess between Mark's link to "localhost" which simply gave me a "cannot connect" error in Safari, and your explanation, this is really a non-issue for the vast majority of OS X users.
Regards,
Bruce
On Sep 27, 2014, at 12:34 AM, Rick Harrison <harrison at all-auctions.com> wrote:
> Hi Bruce,
>
> I believe those special advanced Unix services Apple is referring to
> involves people who have set up their machines to use Unix SSH
> to remotely control their machines. This is not set up by default by Apple.
> You have to know something about using the Terminal and Unix commands
> to set it up. I think Apple wanted to be somewhat cryptic to not come out
> and tell the bad guys exactly what to do step by step to take anyone’s
> computer.
>
> So, no big worries for now as long as you aren’t running any serious
> web-servers with remote access set up in Unix.
>
> I still think it is odd that Homeland Security didn’t have a news item
> clearly marked on their front page about ShellShock.Our tax money
> really at work there. One shouldn’t have to dig deep for this important
> information.
>
> Apple Inc., didn’t have anything in their “Hot News” either. Apparently
> they only want to talk about positive experiences, not holes they are
> trying to patch. Good luck digging for the really important information.
> I think Google organizes Apple’s website better than Apple does! LOL
>
> Ok, that’s my 2 cents for the day. Let’s hope the patching geniuses
> get the job done soon!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Bruce Pokras <bruceap at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Can anyone explain exactly what this means? What are those "special, advanced Unix services?
>>
>> "But Apple said in an emailed statement that most of its users aren't affected, as OS X's "systems are safe by default and not exposed to remote exploits of Bash" -- unless users have actively turned on special, advanced Unix services."
>>
>> Bruce Pokras
>> Blazing Dawn Software
>> www.blazingdawn.com
>
>
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