Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 13:45:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Pete Fritchman <petef@netreach.net> To: Michael Richards <026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Allowing non root users to bind low ports Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990620134439.12403A-100000@borneo> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9906201243140.13617-100000@dragon>
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For what purpose would you want the non-root system users to be able to bind to low ports? --------------------------------------------- Pete Fritchman petef@netreach.net Netreach www.netreach.net System Administrator On Sun, 20 Jun 1999, Michael Richards wrote: > Hi... > > I was giving this concept a little thought. If I'm not root and I can bind > a low port, let's say the telnet port. I could write myself a fake telnet > daemon and run it. Sooner or later, someone is going to try using it... > This whole thing about non-root users binding to low ports would only be > useful if there are no shell accounts on a machine IMO. > > -Michael > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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