#63406 htdig builds index as root

Package:
htdig
Source:
htdig
Description:
web search and indexing system - binaries
Submitter:
Brian Ristuccia
Date:
2005-07-18 03:10:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#63406#5
Date:
2000-05-02 06:14:55 UTC
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To:
htdig builds its index as root by default. For the same reasons I wouldn't
want to run Netscape or another web browser as root, I also don't want to
run htdig as root. Making this the default creates potential for very bad
things to happen if a malicious remote site exploited a security problem in
htdig.