On XX 08/12/1998 03:00:21PM, spyat_private wrote: > The ps(1) command for FreeBSD can be used to show environment variable for > user proccesses running as you, or other users. While not a bug itself, this > will allow you to view certain things, i.e. is root logged on?, FTP_SERVER, > FTP_PASSWORD, or if the machine is a dialup box, and ppp is dialing at the > time you execute ps(1) you will be able to view the password and login for > their account. For privacy reasons I made patches that only allow ps(1) to > show the proccesses for the user running it, making the '-a' flag go away, > unless your uid or gid is 0. Paranoia is not synonymous with security, nor is it synonymous with "privacy." Hacking ps to fix a security problem in ppp is not the solution: fixing ppp is. ps(1)'s -a and -e flags were implemented for a reason; to remove them is de-evolutionary. tata. -- | Jeremy Chadwick System Administrator | | yoshiat_private ICQ #6279222 | | "Where is fancy bread? In the heart, or in the head?" - WW |
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