Re: Stack Smashing and no-exec

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 13:44:07 +0100 (BST)

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> If an app can smash its stack and gain root shell without setuid or
> root, then it is a problem. If such is the case, please let me know.

I don't need a root shell. With pine 3.96 and the old metamail I could quite
happily have sent a spam mail that erased zillions of peoples email. No
root break but damned annoying 8)

Alan

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