Re: Sol2.x Mouse EXPLOIT info (wsa Re: Solaris 2.4 bugs..)
Dave Williss (dwilliss@tnt.microimages.com)
Mon, 16 Jan 1995 09:05:04 -0600 (CST)
[ Original message was about a bug in Solaris 2.3 mouse driver that can
allow a user to gain root access. I'm cross-posting this to a "weird"
mailing list cause I think you guys would get a chuckle out of it.
Warning, any reply to this might go both mailing-lists. ]
In previous message, Scott D. Yelich said...
> >>>>> "Karl" == Karl Strickland <karl@bagpuss.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Karl> OK, Exploit details:
> Karl> 1) place pointer exactly in centre of screen
> Karl> 2) start to spiral out ANTICLOCKWISE - this movement must be
> Karl> smooth and finish in the top left corner
> Karl> 3) as soon as you reach the top left corner, unplug the mouse within
> Karl> 4 seconds.
> Karl> 4) You should then be at the # prompt.
> ... and aren't you like supposed to tap your heels together and mumble
> something about home as well?
No, you click your _mouse_ and say, "There's no place like /home. There's
no place like /home." Though the location of /home may be different
depending on how you set up your machine. If you're using csh, you can
abbreviate it as ~.
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