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Re: /var/log on Debian systems



On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:55:59 +0100, Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org> wrote:

> What's so private in these log files that they should not world
> readable?


A local user can look at usage patterns and formulate a plan of
attack. A badly written CGI can leak server data across the public
Internet.

It gets worse - shall I continue?

-- 
WC -Sx- Jones
http://insecurity.org/



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