full-disclosure - linux bugs (survival stories)?

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Date: Wed Apr 13 21:16:01 2005
From: pageexec at freemail.hu (pageexec@...email.hu)
Subject: linux bugs (survival stories)? 

> On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:51:17 BST, pageexec@...email.hu said:
> > > Although it's still possible to do the whole mmap()/mprotect() thing to
> > > *still* get an executable, I'd classify it as "some thought and skill
> > > required" as opposed to "type this command line".  It's not almost-impossible,
> > > but I'd rate it a notch above "trivial"....
> > 
> > you mean, until someone writes a tool that automates the whole
> > process to become as simple as "type this command line"?
> 
> Straw man, as *EVERY* exploit is that same way. :)

what are you talking about? do you agree that automating the
ret2libc/mprotect exploit method puts it at the same level
of easyness (read: triviality) as running ld-linux.so or not?
it's hard to deduce from your response.