On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 06:08:54PM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > After reading a few more responses, I realize that of course a debian > developer's machine could get compromised. I guess I just thought they > were infallible *grin* > > Now, the real question is, what exploit was used to get onto that dev's > machine in the first place?
My understanding is that the developer's account on the machine in question had been disused for some time, and that the machine wasn't very well-maintained. It could have been any one of a dozen local root exploits that have been known for some time. I think they investigated, but the results weren't particularly earth-shaking. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
