Re: [PMH] Re: [Nautilus-list] Idea for Nautilus and GMC.
- From: Miguel de Icaza <miguel ximian com>
- To: Evandro Fernandes Giovanini <efgbr terra com br>
- Cc: nautilus-list eazel com, mc gnome org, prion-me-harder ximian com
- Subject: Re: [PMH] Re: [Nautilus-list] Idea for Nautilus and GMC.
- Date: 23 May 2001 23:00:49 -0400
> what if someone distributes a malicious elf/a.out binary as
> foo-1.5-2.i386.rpm the user will open the file with gmc/nautilus and
> instead of telling the user "no viewer capable of opening this file" (or
> whatever it says when someone runs a binary w/o the execute bit) it will
> set the execute bit and run the file. boom!
I have said this a couple gazillion of times. But here it goes
gazillion plus one:
He will get a warning that the program is about to be executed
and that it lacks a security bit.
Miguel.
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