Re: Why having the . at the end of someone's PATH is a security ?
On Wed, 14 Oct 1998 23:28:55 +0300, shaul wrote:
>> There shouldn't be a "." in your PATH; even at the end, it's a
>> security risk.
>Why ? How it can be exploited ?
By someone putting an executable in a directory you normally visit
(/home/username anyone?) that does something unexpected.
Personally, I only worry about . in the path of root.
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