.exrc file security risks

Paul Greene <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.sun
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
Hello All,

I'm verifying the validity of a Solaris hardening guide and came across 
a recommendation to remove ".exrc" files. However, I can't find anything 
mentioning ".exrc" files  in any of the standard security guidelines I 
normally refer to (CISecurity and NSA).

What, if any, are the risks associated with these files? (Or possibly 
the spelling ".exrc" is a typo and should be something else?)

Thanks

PG
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