[ale] Trivial Breakin to RH-4.0 -- What's happening?

Daniel Newcombe NEWCOMBE at aa.csc.peachnet.edu
Thu Dec 12 15:44:16 EST 1996


> VOILA -- I am at root permission in bash -- no login, no password!!!
> Maybe I didn't even have to type at (3) -- I didn't try just waiting.

Yes, and I can do the same thing on our $100,000 HP system.  Physical 
security is a must.  I *think* there is a password option for Lilo 
which may help this.

    -Dan

Dan Newcombe
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"Huh-huh"






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