Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:09:48 -0700 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> To: -Vince- <vince@mercury.gaianet.net> Cc: Matthew Jason White <mwhite+@CMU.EDU>, Mark Murray <mark@grumble.grondar.za>, Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, guido@gvr.win.tue.nl, hackers@FreeBSD.org, security@FreeBSD.org, ache@FreeBSD.org, Chad Shackley <chad@mercury.gaianet.net>, jbhunt <jbhunt@mercury.gaianet.net> Subject: Re: I need help on this one - please help me track this guy down! Message-ID: <1092.835661388@critter.tfs.com> 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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> 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... The binary is an ordinary shell with a setuid bit. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.
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