[wellylug] basic file security
Damon Lynch
damon at photo.geek.nz
Wed Jun 30 15:06:00 NZST 2004
Hi Edouard,
if this is on a mandrake box, learning about the command msec will prove
quite helpful. It's got a lot of config options.
Best wishes,
Damon
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 10:54, E.Chalaron wrote:
> Hi there
>
> Still digging in the howtos I eventually came to a quick guide on files
> security, especially regarding the set uid.
>
> Doing a
> root# find /usr -type f -perm +6000 -ls
> gives me a freaking list of binaries.
>
> When I read that Buffer overflows are 50 % (realistic ???) the cause of
> providing a root shell, well.... I am a little concerned.
>
> Now I can always modify some permissions but what is the risk of locking up
> the system for good ????
> Any advice on the minimum of these files I should leave or remove?
>
> Thanks
> Edouard
>
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