[nflug] Another reason to not use M$ products...

[Mark Musone]

No, this is not true at all..

Any remote exploit could allow a non-root user to access a Linux box. From
there, a local exploit can be done, raising a users level to root..This is
actually a standard mechanism. 

Although someone can gain direct root access by either a remote exploit in
which the daemon runs as root, or a local exploit being done _as_ root, it
is most commonly accomplished using the two-step process as described above.


-Mark



-----Original Message-----
From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of
Eric Benoit
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:37 PM
To: nflug at nflug.org
Subject: Re: [nflug] Another reason to not use M$ products...

So, you can only get root kits if you are logged in as root or someone 
gains access to root, speaking of Linux not MS?
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