[wplug] Anonymous FTP and hidden files (security problem?)

Russ Schneider russ at sugapablo.com
Wed Sep 10 09:07:21 EDT 2003


In Anonymous FTP, in the ftp user's directory are the following hidden 
files:

-rw-------    1 ftp      ftp            35 Sep  9 12:18 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--    1 ftp      ftp            24 Sep  9 12:05 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r--    1 ftp      ftp           191 Sep  9 12:05 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r--    1 ftp      ftp           124 Sep  9 12:05 .bashrc
-rw-r--r--    1 ftp      ftp           141 Sep  9 12:05 .mailcap
-rw-r--r--    1 ftp      ftp          3761 Sep  9 12:05 .screenrc

Is there any security concern with any of these files?  Should I chmod 
them down to a more restrictive access?  Should I remove them altogether?

-- 
Russ Schneider (a.k.a. Sugapablo)
http://www.sugapablo.com




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