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Blog October 3, 2023
A Comparison Between the Real User ID and the Effective User ID is not Enough to Prevent Privilege Escalation
In Unix-like systems, processes have a real and effective user ID determining their access permissions. While usually identical, they can differ in situations like when the setuid bit is activated in executables.
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Blog November 20, 2018
Launching replay attacks against the Wells Fargo Wallet service
The Wells Fargo Wallet service is susceptible to replay attacks, where an attacker may intercept a transaction through an altered PoS or fake terminal, steal the sensitive token, and replay the token later.