Linux: security through obscurity?

Posted Nov 5, 2004 16:59 UTC (Fri) by oak (guest, #2786)
In reply to: Linux: security through obscurity? by jaclu
Parent article: Linux: security through obscurity?

yes, and then the user daemon can output somewhere in the net system
information and fetch back a root exploit specific to that version of
kernel etc. Or listen to requests from network to test latest root
exploits until one is found that gains the root rights...