PT0-002 Question #12: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Find files with the SUID bit set. SUID (Set owner User ID up on execution) is a special type of file permissions given to a file. SUID is defined as giving temporary permissions to a user to run a program/file with the permissions of the file owner rather that the user who runs it. In simple words users will get

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Question

A penetration tester runs the following command on a system: find /-user root -perm -4000 -print 2>/dev/null Which of the following is the tester trying to accomplish?

Options

ASet the SGID on all files in the /directory
BFind the /root directory on the system
CFind files with the SUID bit set
DFind files that were created during exploitation and move them to /dev/null

Explanation

SUID (Set owner User ID up on execution) is a special type of file permissions given to a file. SUID is defined as giving temporary permissions to a user to run a program/file with the permissions of the file owner rather that the user who runs it. In simple words users will get file owner's permissions as well as owner UID and GID when executing a file/program/command.

Topics

#Linux commands#File permissions#SUID#Privilege escalation

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