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Skype Linux Reads Password and Firefox Profile

Posted by samzenpus on from the to-send-better-ads dept.

mrcgran writes "Users of Skype for Linux have just found out that it reads the files /etc/passwd, firefox profile, plugins, addons, etc, and many other unnecessary files in /etc. This fact was originally discovered by using AppArmor, but others have confirmed this fact using strace on versions 1.4.0.94 and 1.4.0.99. What is going on? This probably shows how important it is to use AppArmor in any closed-source application in Linux to restrict any undue access to your files."

2 of 335 comments (clear)

  1. Skype is History by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why would i even both downloading a closed source product when i can video chat directly from the browser without any downloads using TokBox [tokbox.com]

  2. Re:moron by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He thinks you genuinely are that dumb. Why's that make him an idiot? Seems to have the opposite implication...