[solved] Porteus security hole

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[solved] Porteus security hole

Post#1 by donald » 01 Apr 2016, 03:52

You can now easily get the root password as user "guest"
administrator please fix this hole imediately.
(as guest)..open up a terminal and run:

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echo '82 43/25 43+65P80P82P73P76P32P70P79P79P76P10P' | dc
:evil:
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#2 by francois » 01 Apr 2016, 14:51

Donald, this security hole is really compromising my choice of porteus as my linux distribution. I am moving right away to Gentoo. :evil:
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#3 by fanthom » 01 Apr 2016, 16:07

Damn - my Gentoo based kiosk is also affected ...
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#4 by Ed_P » 01 Apr 2016, 16:25

OMG It's in the ISO files that I boot in AF mode. :shock:
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#5 by brokenman » 01 Apr 2016, 19:31

I found the reason! I am remastering my ISOs now and removing the echo command. That should circumvent the problem until a patch is found. Thanks for the heart palpitations Donald!
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#6 by francois » 01 Apr 2016, 20:57

Gosh! gentoo too! =@

What will I do. Is this the end of linux, plagued with this goddam security hole.? This hole is a black one. :shock:

Even relativity theory could not help us to solve this software nemesis. :crazy:
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#7 by Slaxmax » 01 Apr 2016, 22:48

Works in windows :shock:
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#8 by Jack » 02 Apr 2016, 03:19

Here is my output.

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guest@porteus:~$ echo '82 43/25 43+65P80P82P73P76P32P70P79P79P76P10P' | dc
APRIL FOOL
guest@porteus:~$ 
Nice joke.
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#9 by Ed_P » 02 Apr 2016, 03:32

Slaxmax wrote:Works in windows :shock:
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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
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C:\Users\Ed>echo '82 43/25 43+65P80P82P73P76P32P70P79P79P76P10P' | dc
'dc' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Ed>echo '82 43/25 43+65P80P82P73P76P32P70P79P79P76P10P'
'82 43/25 43+65P80P82P73P76P32P70P79P79P76P10P'

C:\Users\Ed>
Not on the version I run. :no: How did you do it?
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#10 by francois » 02 Apr 2016, 12:25

You were fiooled! :D
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Re: Porteus security hole

Post#11 by wread » 02 Apr 2016, 19:03

April, April!
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