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Add more rationale for not installing suid root.

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david 2012-05-18 01:27:15 +00:00
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@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ system is scanned. Thus, it is often advisable to request permission
before doing even a light scan of a network.</para>
<para>Nmap should never be installed with special privileges
(e.g. suid root) for security reasons.<indexterm><primary>setuid, why Nmap shouldn't be</primary></indexterm>
(e.g. suid root).<indexterm><primary>setuid, why Nmap shouldn't be</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>suid</primary><see>setuid</see></indexterm>
That would open up a major security vulnerability as other users on the
system (or attackers) could use it for privilege escalation.
</para>
</refsect2>