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authorwlemb <wlemb>2000-10-14 14:53:57 +0000
committerwlemb <wlemb>2000-10-14 14:53:57 +0000
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downloadgroff-cf8a819a5baf724577af617f31984ead6f578ea4.tar.gz
Replace tmac.safer with a real secure solution.
* src/roff/troff/input.cc (open_request, opena_request, pipe_source, system_request, pipe_output): Disable requests if in safer mode. * src/roff/groff/groff.cc (main): Remove reference to tmac.safer. * tmac/tmac.safer, tmac/groff_msafer.man: Removed. * tmac/Makefile.sub, NEWS, man/roff.man, tmac/groff_tmac.man, doc/groff.texinfo, src/roff/groff/groff.man, src/roff/troff/troff.man, arch/djgpp/README: Updated.
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A new option `-P' resp. a new environment variable `GROPS_PROLOGUE' has been
added to select a different prologue file.
+Miscellaneous
+-------------
+
+For security reasons the following changes have been done:
+
+ . The tmac.safer file has been replaced with a built-in solution;
+ .open, .opena, .pso, .sy, and .pi are completely disabled in
+ safer mode (which is the default); to use these requests the `-U'
+ command line flag must be used.
+
VERSION 1.16.1
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