CHAPTER 11Basic Linux Exploits
Why study exploits? Ethical hackers should study exploits to understand if a vulnerability is exploitable. Sometimes security professionals will mistakenly believe and publish the statement: “The vulnerability is not exploitable.” The black hat hackers know otherwise. They know that just because one person could not find an exploit to the vulnerability, that doesn’t mean someone else won’t find it. It is all a matter of time and skill level. Therefore, gray hat, 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.
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