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Warning: suid root security problem
author | lgb |
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date | Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:17:59 +0000 |
parents | 471cca69826a |
children | 58169856e578 |
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137 A: Make the mplayer binary SUID root. Become root and type the following: | 137 A: Make the mplayer binary SUID root. Become root and type the following: |
138 'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer' | 138 'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer' |
139 'chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer' | 139 'chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer' |
140 'chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer' | 140 'chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer' |
141 Now it works as a simple user, too. | 141 Now it works as a simple user, too. |
142 !!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!! | |
143 This is a BIG security risk! Never do this on a server or on a computer | |
144 can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root | |
145 privilegies through suid root mplayer. | |
146 !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!! | |
142 | 147 |
143 Q: The fsdga driver doesn't work with my xyz.avi file. Why is that? | 148 Q: The fsdga driver doesn't work with my xyz.avi file. Why is that? |
144 A: Because it only works with MPEG. (yet) | 149 A: Because it only works with MPEG. (yet) |