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Blog October 3, 2023
A Comparison Between the Real User ID and the Effective User ID is not Enough to Prevent Privilege Escalation
In Unix-like systems, processes have a real and effective user ID determining their access permissions. While usually identical, they can differ in situations like when the setuid bit is activated in executables.
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Blog December 2, 2012
Backdoor In Optical Fiber Device Alcatel-Lucent
The newest optical fiber devices offered by the ISP Infinitum have a backdoor which allow for full administration of these devices. This backdoor account is hidden by nature and does not allow for the password to be changed.