Bugtraq: Re: Hijacking Apache 2 via mod_perl

[André Malo <nd () perlig de>]

* 3APA3A <3APA3A () SECURITY NNOV RU> wrote:

> You're  right: mod_perl is inside apache memory space and can access any
> descriptor, so it's impossible to blame apache descriptor is leaked. But
> you're  wrong. mod_perl has access to memory, not perl script. At least,
> it's  possible  to  store  descriptors  table  and  implement  check for
> descriptor  in  every  perl  file/socket  function  inside mod_perl (and
> mod_php  and mod_something) and only allow access to std descriptors and
> to  descriptors open inside same script. The choice is between speed and
> security.
Then one just writes a perl extension in C. Who's responsible then?
Who's responsible if you just write a C module which hijacks the
descriptors? Where do you draw the line?

nd