>>If you download a package from a 3rd party that has buffer overflows and >>is setgid, you now have a buggy program with buffer overflows running as root. > >Not sure about that - it should certainly not set the setuid bit You don't need the setuid bit of root to start with. The setgid bit of root is just enough wiggle room on most systems to compromise the whole thing in a few steps. -Steve Grubb __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
