Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 01:18:45 +0100 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: -Vince- <vince@mercury.gaianet.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I need help on this one - please help me track this guy down! Message-ID: <27780.835661925@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 24 Jun 1996 16:54:26 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.91.960624165238.21697L-100000@mercury.gaianet.net>
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[ CC: Trimmed ] > Yeah, that's the real question is like if he can transfer the > binary from another machine and have it work... other people can do the > same thing and gain access to FreeBSD boxes as root as long as they have > a account on that machine... Sort of. You need root access in the first place to create a suid root shell... It could be an old exploit that is now closed (like the mount_union loophole)... Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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