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Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Xfree86 video buffering?
- To: phased <phased@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Xfree86 video buffering?
- From: "Esler, Joel CNTR/Sytex" <joel.esler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:17:00 -0500
While I agree that his is an issue. However I don't feel it's a
security issue. It's more a "fix the driver damn it issue"...
If you can go through all the trouble to set up a camera, or physically
sit and see a few seconds worth of XFree Blink.. You most likely have
physical access anyway.
Physical Access = root.
Fix the driver. End of story.
On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 22:58 +0300, phased wrote:
> If someone has access to your machine, and can make it crash so they can see
> what you were doing, someone mentioned this is local infomation disclosure...
> they could just look over your shoulder while you were using the machine or
> install a mini camera someplace in the room, zoom in on your monitor and
> acheive much better results.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Bubrouski <stan.bubrouski@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Riad S. Wahby" <rsw@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:33:21 -0500
> Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Xfree86 video buffering?
>
> >
> > Riad S. Wahby wrote:
> >
> > >Stan Bubrouski <stan.bubrouski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Umm I didn't offer a solution at all?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Are you making a statement or asking a question?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Umm more like wondering what you're talking about.
> >
> > >>I clearly said I wasn't wise enough to devise a solution for this...
> > >>which is why I said I'll leave a solution to the experts...
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >It's fairly obvious that you either have to do it at shutdown or at
> > >startup. When else are you going to do it, while the user is viewing
> > >the screen?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > I wasn't making a case for either argument.
> >
> > >Also, you seem to have taken my email as a personal attack. Calm down,
> > >dude. I was participating in a discussion, not holding up a giant "Stan
> > >is stupid" sign.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Go ahead and hold up a sign doesn't bother me, if it did I wouldn't be
> > posting to public mailling lists.
> > But if you think I'm sitting here steaming about it your barking up the
> > wrong tree :-P
> >
> > I think you're simply inferring too much from what I'm saying. That's all.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > sb
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Esler, Joel CNTR/Sytex <joel.esler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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