Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:14:46 -0300 From: Gustavo Vieira G C Rios <grios@netshell.vicosa.com.br> To: Dan O'Connor <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: assembly Message-ID: <36D1BAB6.BB3F8701@netshell.vicosa.com.br> References: <003001be5e98$8af7fb20$0200000a@danco.home>
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I don't believe (i am sorry if i am wrong, but i am a beginner)! If i use assembly i do not need to read a file via read API, i can access the HD directly, without to check for access permissions, right ? If so, i can hack a UNIX system (no matter which) using assembly! Am i wrong ? Dan O'Connor wrote: > > From: Gustavo Vieira G C Rios <grios@netshell.vicosa.com.br> > > >So no system is secure, if you have a shell account and an assembler to > >use, right ? > > You'd still have to have the proper file permissions to modify the > master.passwd file. Assembly language is just a low-level programming > language, not a security bypass. > > --Dan > > ** The thing I like most about Windows 98 is... > ** You can download FreeBSD with it! -- I use UNIX because reboots are for hardware upgrades. You use windowze because the guy on TV told you to ... Gustavo Rios - UNIX System Admin. - UIN 27456973 +---------------------------------------------------+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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