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Re: permissions in general (WAS: Re: permissions in /sbin)



Martin Marcher wrote:
> /usr/bin/perl
> /usr/bin/wget
> /bin/tar

How about /bin/cat, which can be used to transfer copies of any of these
onto the system?

> * Why not take that one further and require explicit permission to run
> _any_ program?

Because then you have a web server with some CGIs. Which also has a
fairly dreadful security history in general.

-- 
see shy jo

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