Lesson Objectives Lesson Information Slideshow Assignments References Questions
Lesson Objectives
- Definition of host compromise.
- Define the objective of a host compromise.
- Define the configuration errors that have led to host compromises.
- Define the software flaws that have led to host compromises.
Lesson Information
This lesson describes the methods a intruder may use to compromise a UNIX host. A host is defined as compromised when the intruder is able to able login as root, or change the real or effective user ID of a process to root. This lesson will discuss some of the vulnerabilities which may exists on a host due to configuration errors, and software flaws such as numeric and array overflows.
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References
TAMU CS TR98-021: Survey of UNIX Penetration Tests Performed During a Graduate Computer Security Class at Texas A&M University