6 Dec
2002
6 Dec
'02
03:41
"Greg" == Greg Franks <rgfranks@alumni.uwaterloo.ca> writes:
Greg> Quick question, is there a good reason why suidperl is Greg> setuid root? (Security, probably, but is there a particular Greg> exploit that I should be aware of?) Greg> -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 800943 Sep 19 2001 suidperl Greg> Perl5.6.1, Suse Linux 7.3 Ooops... is there any good reason why suidperl (which is used to execute suid perl scripts is NOT set uid root (ie. mode 04755)? -- __@ Greg Franks <| _~@ __O _`\<,_ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |O\ -^\<;^\<, (*)/ (*) (*)--(*)%---/(*) "Where do you want to go today?" Outside.