CHAPTER 10
Basic Linux Exploits
Why study exploits? Ethical hackers should study exploits to understand whether vulnerabilities are exploitable. Sometimes security professionals mistakenly believe and publish the statement, “The vulnerability isn’t exploitable.” Black hat hackers know otherwise. One person’s inability to find an exploit for the vulnerability doesn’t mean someone else can’t. It’s a matter of time and skill level. Therefore, ethical hackers must understand how to exploit vulnerabilities and check for themselves. In the process, they may need to produce proof-of-concept code to demonstrate to the vendor that the vulnerability is exploitable and needs to be fixed.
In this chapter, we cover the following topics:
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