Linux virus ??

[David Bandel]

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:27:29 -0800, Bill Campbell
<linux-sxs at celestial.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2004, Raymond Russell wrote:
> >
> >On Nov 8, 2004, at 12:38 PM, David Bandel wrote:
> >
> >>Folks,
> >>
> >>Just heard from a friend of mine that a Linux "virus" is out (note: I
> >>have not checked the veracity of this report).
> 
> There was an article today in InfoWorld about another image library
> vulnerability:
> 
>         http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/12/08/morelinuxbugs_1.html

Looks like a 'make the M$ morons not feel alone' exploit article.

What I want to know is how my non-privileged user (david) could cause
a SYSTEM COMPROMISE by viewing a "specially crafted image"?  Or for
that fact, by running any code when I DON'T HAVE SYSTEM PRIVILEGES! 
When I do work in my system, it's in a cli where I wouldn't be viewing
any images.

Is everyone in M$ land as dumb as this idiot?

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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