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Old 1st February 2009
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Originally Posted by Broodjegehaktmetmayo View Post
Ouch

Of course, the question then pops up: how can a contractor get these kinds of access rights? (I know, it happens every day, but it shouldn't happen).
A common occurrence in the industry is the use of outdated software, (right ai-danno).. it's very possible this contractor was able to use a local root exploit.
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