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Article #758Re: A security hole
From: Stephen J. Friedl
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1988 07:10
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1988 07:10
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In article <4212@ihlpf.ATT.COM>, nevin1@ihlpf.ATT.COM (00704a-Liber) writes:
} In article <544@fig.bbn.com> rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:
} .Every single program that is subject to the "IFS" trick can be
} .protected by written a wrapper that sets the environment properly,
} .then calls the real program.
}
} But what stops the user from bypassing the wrapper and calling the real
} program directly?
The wrapper is setuid and the "real" program has its special
permissions removed. If you bypass the wrapper the best you
can do is break your own usercode :-).
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Steve Friedl V-Systems, Inc. *Hi Mom*
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!vsi!friedl From: friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5 Subject: Re: A security hole Message-ID: <466@vsi.UUCP> Date: 31 Mar 88 07:10:42 GMT References: <181@wsccs.UUCP> <722@rivm05.UUCP> <478@minya.UUCP> <892@cosmo.UUCP> <4212@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA Lines: 15