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I have a C program that, when executed on my Ubuntu virtual machine, provides a regular shell. The program includes the following code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
setuid(0… Continue reading How Can I Modify a C Program to Gain Root Shell Access Without Using Sudo or Editing the Sudoers File?
I’ve just set up a new Debian-based VPS instance and put my usual iptables rules in place where I block off almost all ports and open the ones I need, and I’ve noticed that on this network I’m getting peppered by lots of extra UDP requests… Continue reading Should I block traffic on UDP 5353, 5355, and 137,138,139?
I am trying to grasp the concept of terminal-emulators, shells and redirections.
I have two commands, both of them start a netcat listener for the bind shell:
1) rm /tmp/fifo; mkfifo /tmp/fifo; cat /tmp/fifo | /bin/bash -i 2>&1 | nc… Continue reading Differences in behavior between two Netcat and FIFO commands for creating a bind shell
QR codes are used just about everywhere now, for checking into venues, ordering food, or just plain old advertising. But what about data storage? It’s hardly efficient, but if you …read more Continue reading Back Up Your Data On Paper With Lots Of QR Codes
Kali Linux 2024.3 is now available for download. Besides the new tools, this release mainly focuses on behind-the-scenes updates and optimization. New tools in Kali Linux 2024.3 This Kali release is about new tools and package updates: goshs – Th… Continue reading Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support
Open-source cybersecurity tools provide transparency and flexibility, allowing users to examine and customize the source code to fit specific security needs. These tools make cybersecurity accessible to a broader range of organizations and individuals…. Continue reading 33 open-source cybersecurity solutions you didn’t know you needed
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AI is Red Hat’s foundation model platform, enabling users to develop, test, and run GenAI models to power enterprise applications. The platform brings together the open source-licensed Granite LLM family and InstructLab … Continue reading Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI extends innovation across the hybrid cloud
What can you do with a cheap Linux machine with limited flash and only a single free GPIO line? Probably not much, but sometimes, just getting root to prove you …read more Continue reading Getting Root on Cheap WiFi Repeaters, the Long Way Around
Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the underlying Linux-ness of these machines. In theory this is a good thing; we wouldn’t necessarily …read more Continue reading A Clean Linux Installation For an Android TV Box
A number of similarities between Cicada3301 and ALPHV/BlackCat indicates that it could represent a rebrand or offshoot group. Continue reading VMware ESXi Servers Targeted by New Ransomware Variant from Cicada3301 Group