[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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