Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:41:51 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> To: Zahemszky Gabor <zgabor@zg.CoDe.hu> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: csh/bash/tcsh/others? buffer overflow Message-ID: <948.905870511@axl.training.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:04:43 %2B0200." <199809151104.NAA01220@CoDe.hu>
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On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:04:43 +0200, Zahemszky Gabor wrote: > Then as root do: > [...] > The bash dies... Check if there is suid shell in tmp dir: > [debian]:~$ ls -l /tmp/sh > -rwsr-sr-x 1 root root 304676 Sep 4 20:55 sh >From your post, it looks as though this "root exploit" requires root priveledges to action. Have I misread this? If not, I don't think that root having permission to create backdoors is a security concern. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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