Re: [BUGTRAQ] php breaks safe mode

[Raptor <raptor () 0xdeadbeef eu org>]

On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Joost Pol wrote:

> Well, two changes do occur.
>
> 1. User could obtain the uid of the webserver. (nobody access)
>
>    In a decent configured hosting machine, the impact would be minor. 
>
>    And *all* hosting machines are configured decently, right? (:

What do you exactly intend with "minor impact"? A user with the uid of the
webserver can at least kill the webserver itself... This should definitely
be an issue for a web hosting provider.

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