Insecure by Default

Posted by azerthoth on Oct 11, 2007 12:46 PM EDT
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Guess what, I can walk up to your Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Debian, etc desktop installation and take complete control over it without needing a single password. Thats right, root access simply by sitting down at your computer. Why is it nearly every single distro by default leaves this gaping security hole open?

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Physical access Sander_Marechal 20 2,501 Oct 15, 2007 10:50 AM

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