Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 20:16:08 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jonathan A. Zdziarski" <jonz@netrail.net> To: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, Robert Watson <robert+freebsd@cyrus.watson.org>, Tomasz Dudziak <loco@onyks.wszib.poznan.pl>, security@freebsd.org, "[Mario1-]" <mario1@primenet.com>, JbHunt <johnnyu@accessus.net> Subject: Re: security hole in FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970728201557.121A-100000@netrail.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970728161848.3844y-100000@mail.MCESTATE.COM>
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Actually if you kill the root httpd the others do die (or are supposed to) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan A. Zdziarski NetRail Incorporated Server Engineering Manager 230 Peachtree St. Suite 500 jonz@netrail.net Atlanta, GA 30303 http://www.netrail.net (888) - NETRAIL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Vincent Poy wrote: :On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Jonathan A. Zdziarski wrote: : :=)httpd and sessiond initially are run as root, before they spawn off into :=)separate processes. If you replace httpd and sessiond with your own code, :=)so that before it changes its uid and forks, you will get a root shell : : That's true too since even if you kill the first httpd, the other :processes don't die. : : :Cheers, :Vince - vince@MCESTATE.COM - vince@GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____ :Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] :GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ] :Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ] :HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____] : :
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