Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 15:39:01 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Lira <joe@joe.to> To: Jeff Gray <jwg@cm110108.cableco-op.com> Cc: sporkl@ix.netcom.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet Chat (Was: Re: Tar Files) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902011538040.25125-100000@c4.joe.to> In-Reply-To: <19990201153059.28813@cm110119.cableco-op.com>
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Is it possible for a telnet session to log you in as root on your host machine?? I'd be very surprised. I've been using on and working with this chat program ffor years, and i've never had that happen to me or heard about it happening to anyone else. joe On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Jeff Gray wrote: > Just tried this out and it seems to have a chroot in it somewhere. > When I exited from the chat session I ran whoami and I was root on my own machine. > > Jeff > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 01, 1999 at 05:31:50PM -0500, Spike wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > > On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Joe Lira wrote: > > > > > well i will keep my mouth shut from now on until i know what i'm doing :) > > > > > > by the way, a friend of mine and I got a sweet little telnet chat program > > > running. feel free to stop by ( telnet joe.to port 7227 ) > > > > Hey, I stopped by joe.to and it is really neat. It looks like a good place > > to get quick answers to questions. > > > > > > > > it interfaces the the web in numerous ways: > > > www.joe.to/cgi-bin/stats > > > www.joe.to/current.shtml > > > www.joe.to/cgi-bin/profiles?command=view > > > this page requires you to have logged in to the chat system first > > > www.joe.to/cgi-bin/mail?command=login > > > > > > joe > > > > > > > > > -Spike Gronim > > sporkl@ix.netcom.com > > > > > > The majority only rules those who let them. > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: 2.6.3ia > > Charset: noconv > > > > iQCVAwUBNrYrVp31G6IEwnwxAQHOowQAoaegLIyLd/wFNUJnu/jXVN2Dn7KoCg0k > > oGOJ0/braW/TZA/1iMTTaF27ho6HARkdVxjpSkTIxcI2lbltuKk+BNKOVvj4IZdI > > HMRDJOBUQEt+9BVbiveO2NTSNXGALrH/6N+AGsCEoml4GU9JkaIgmIqacXJEGfZp > > 3zs5Hja8fQs= > > =j5mI > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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