Yes is possible. Certain bugs in php are come to notice lately which they are probably 
suing to demonstrate this. 


On 31 Aug 2002 13:12:25 -0000
"Pankaj  Mishra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi folks,
> Today I witnessed a demo by Microsoft gang  of hacking Linux (RH 
> 7.3)
> Thru browser on a windows client , a php file was sent to Linux 
> thru browser and then executed. After that a page appeared thru 
> which command can be executed on Linux. They copied the whole 
> /etc/shadow and tried to break the root password  and demonstrated 
> breaking of root password within a minute.
> I asked them how they are doing it and under what account Apache 
> was running. But they gave evasive replies. IS THIS POSSIBLE !! I 
> want to again get back to them and seek their response. BUT PLEASE 
> TELL ME FIRST IS THIS POSSIBLE ? I want to do my homework first 
> and then confront them.
> IS IT POSSIBLE TO WRITE  A FILE ON LINUX BY GIVING SIMPLE PHP 
> COMMANDS THRU URL?
> IS IT POSSIBLE TO EXECUTE THAT PHP SCRIPT AND GET ACCESSS TO 
> /etc/shadow.
> 
> Please reply fast.
> Punkuz
> 
> 
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