On Feb 13, 2008 10:48 AM, David Howe <david.howe at howesystems.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know if you require sudo enabled in order to run the exploit?
No, normal user with no privileges will be able to crack your box in
10 seconds. Works on most kernels including all xen ones and even
GRsec/PaX/SELinux ones. Scary stuff really.
Steph
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