Re: directory security
| From: | Jason Brooke | Date: | Tue, 07 Nov 2000 06:16:40 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: directory security | ||
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It means that any user on the system can write to the directory.
A person can use a cgi script from their web browser (among other
things) to read/write to your directory.
jason
> Hi, i'm really new to linux and i'm trying to understand, what exactly
IS
> the security risk of chmod 777 a directory? what are the potential
risks
> here? wouldnt the person have to be logged in to do damage?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Ryan Sexton