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Re: chroot ssh users

To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: Re: chroot ssh users
From: lbruno_(_at_)_zbit_(_dot_)_pt
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:09:02 +0000
Mail-followup-to: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org

Hannah Schroeter wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 11:34:21AM +0100, Markus Friedl wrote:
>
> > chroot to a directory owned by the user is dangerous.
>
> Now I'm curious: Why?

The  user  can  modify  it's chroot  environment. There  must  be  other
details, which I can't grasp; but see below for an example:

http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0001-exploits/mi009en.htm

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