On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 11:54 PM, Christopher <ctubbsii@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:38 AM, drago01 <drago01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 10/30/2013 10:27 AM, Alec Leamas wrote: >>>> On 2013-10-30 11:23, Reindl Harald wrote: >>>>> Am 30.10.2013 11:20, schrieb Alec Leamas: >>>>>> On 2013-10-30 10:58, Reindl Harald wrote: >>>>>>> Am 30.10.2013 10:53, schrieb Alec Leamas: >>>>>>>> Some kind of reference for the bad in having a well-known, hidden directory in the path? >>>>>>> the *writeable for the user* is the problem >>>>>> Any reference for this problem? >>>>> what about consider the implications? >>>>> do you really need a written reference for any security relevant fact? >>>>> i can write one for you if you prefer links :-) >>>>> >>>> Well, the question is really if someone else out there share your >>>> concerns about this. >>> >>> Why does it matter? A hidden directory in everyone's path is obviously >>> useful to an attacker, and (IMO) more useful to an attacker than to a user. >> >> The attacker needs to be able to write to your home directory to take >> advantage of it. >> And if he can do that (you lost) he has numerous other ways of doing it. > > You seem to be saying that attackers don't make decisions based on the > probability of getting caught, or based on the level of visibility > their actions might incur. There's a reason why muggers tend to mug at > night, thieves are more likely to sneak in an unlocked door than break > a window, and malware renames files to look innocuous: the less > visible, the more effective they are able to not get caught and > continue to exploit. > > Now, we could argue that ~/.local/bin is *just as* visible as ~/bin, > because they are both on the PATH, Sorry but I still don't by the visible argument. Do you really do check what is inside ~/bin before running every command? Even if you do that I do not need a survey to claim that a majority of user simply do not do that. -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
