Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:13:53 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Yahoo hacked last night Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912081911460.38037-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912081056280.65196-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Kris Kennaway wrote: >worth the effort given the expected rewards. Hell, even SSH has had buffer >overflows.. One thing i never understood... why does a buffer overflow automatically cause a root shell, or does it always? I mean, when i crash programs, i get a core dump and that's it. Even with segmentation faults, the memory protection seems quite robust, and the OS stays on its feet. I've never been dropped to root on my own system, despite crashing. > >Kris > > -jm ------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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