New submission from Alberto Trevino <albe...@byu.edu>: The SMTP proxy server in Python (smtpd.py) allows you to shed privileges and run as user nobody. However, if you are trying to use port 25, the server will shed privileges before binding the port, causing a bind failure. By moving the setuid code between the creation of the proxy server and the aysncore loop, we can bind a port below 1024 and run as nobody.
---------- components: Library (Lib) files: smtpd.py-0.2-setuid-fix.diff keywords: patch messages: 109336 nosy: alfmel, barry priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: setuid in smtp.py sheds privileges before binding port versions: Python 3.2 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file17871/smtpd.py-0.2-setuid-fix.diff _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue9168> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
