Re: some permission problem?

["Remington Winters" <fyreguy () rivetgeek com>]

Well, first off, by default, unless it is in the webroot folder, it cant be
browsed to via the internet.  So this sounds like an exploited service.
What webserver are you running, and what is the environment like?


----- Original Message -----
From: "SB CH" <chulmin2 () hotmail com>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 12:29 AM
Subject: some permission problem?


> Hello, all.
>
> I found that some malicious man browsed /etc/passwd file by httpd.
> So I would like to block to see /etc/passwd file by nobody(http user)
> permission.
> but as you know, any shell logging users should have read permission.
>
> So, is there any method to enable this?
>
> I think that only one method that all users are some group member except
> nobody. and only group members can  read the /etc/passwd file, right?
> but this work is so so hard at my system.
>
> Also, I saw that some commercial host baed ips can do this.
>
> any patch is available?
>
>
> Thanks in advance and sorry for poor english.
>
>
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