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Re: /dev/{km,m}em worries
Bruce Barnett (barnett
alydar.crd.ge.com)Tue, 17 May 94 11:30:38 EDT
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> > What exactly are the problems with having /dev/mem and /dev/kmem readable > by other? Years ago I had a old program that worked on a Vax. It read the device drivers and internal structures and allows you to see what any user typed. You specified the name of the terminal, and voila - instant spy. You could also learn passwords, etc. using similar techniques.
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