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> Although I'm not sure how an unprivileged user would be able to stop sshd in order to take over that port. They just need to wait (or, leave their code runni
by kiallmacinnes 6y ago
> Although I'm not sure how an unprivileged user would be able to stop sshd in order to take over that port.
They just need to wait (or, leave their code running in wait) for an admin / system process to restart SSHD - e.g. when patching it.
- als0 6y agoIn theory an unprivileged user can't obtain privileged port numbers through programs because the permission would be denied.
- kiallmacinnes 6y agoThe post I was replying to was specifically referring to using a non-privileged port (2222).
- als0 6y agoSorry, I misread your comment.