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machrider on May 6, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Skype bug gives attackers root access to Mac OS X

Frankly, getting a shell as my regular user on my machine can be just about as devastating as getting root. Everything that's important to me is owned by my user.

technomancy on May 6, 2011 [–]

If it doesn't have root access you can run it in a dummy user account until it's patched.

Doesn't stop your machine from becoming a vector to attack other users on your contact list though.

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