full-disclosure - Vulnerability in sourceforge.net

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From: toddtowles at brookshires.com (Todd Towles)
Subject: Vulnerability in sourceforge.net

Sounds like they should have configured that page a bit different...made it
run under a little less access...or said I say..it is a mis-configuration.
=)

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Dan Duplito
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:37 PM
To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Vulnerability in sourceforge.net

> nicolas vigier <boklm@...s-attacks.org> wrote:
>
> It's not a mis-configuration, this does not allow you to look at any
> secret file, only the files that the user nobody can read.

well, user "nobody" has shell access (/bin/sh) and is allowed read access to
/etc/passwd file and probably other system files as well.

i'm wondering if the discoverer (Alexander) already informed the authors of
the app...

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