Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 14:24:15 -0600 (CST) From: Brian Mitchell <brian@saturn.net> To: Christian Hochhold <vlad@dusk.net> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: questions... Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961214142310.2629A-100000@redmare.com> In-Reply-To: <199612141931.PAA05834@eternal.dusk.net>
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On Sat, 14 Dec 1996, Christian Hochhold wrote: > Hello, > > Could someone answer a quick question for me, > it would be most appreciated. > > The /sbin directory's ( as an example ) files seem to > be executable by anyone on the system. > I have changed a few of the files ( ie. dmesg ) > to be executable by root as well as > the bin group only. > > What files should I be most concerned about that > users can execute ( such as ifconfig ) but really > have no business to? > > What about directories such as / ? > Unless they are privledged programs, why bother changing the permissions? If the user really wants to run that non-privledged bin, he can upload a copy of it himself, chmod it and execute it. sgid or suid binaries, on the other hand, are a entirely different matter. Brian Mitchell / brian@saturn.net
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