Re: Non-X11 jpeg viewer desired

[Laurent PICOULEAU <lcrpic@a2points.com>]

Hi,

On Sun, 30 May, 1999 à 09:29:02AM -0400, David B.Teague wrote:
> On Sat, 29 May 1999, Laurent PICOULEAU wrote:
> > > > zgv but it uses svgalib
> 
> someone writes:
> ::That's a problem?
> 
> > Two possible problems :
> >  - second : I think it has to be suid root to be useable by user other than
> > root but you should verify this point as I'm not sure.
> 
> You do not have to be root to run zgv. I do it every day with my
> 2.0 system here at home. I use the default zgv and libvga

Yes but you can do it because zgv it suid root i.e. during its execution zgv
get the same rights as if it was run by root. It's a potential security
problem.

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