At 07:05 AM 12/6/2002, you wrote:
At 17:50 05/12/02 -0600, you wrote:
By the way, it does not allow a hacker into the box, it allows script
kiddies to root the box. Any newbie running mandrake could own a cobalt
in under 5 commands.
(I'm a newbie, but..)
Surely that is only once they have a command line / terminal prompt
though? They would have to get past one of the user passwords first?
Not if they use the remote exploit to get your root password.
Regards
Steve Root
PS - does my name mean that my qube has always be 'root expolited' :)
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