[tor-bugs] #7875 [Tor]: debian obfsproxies can't advertise ports under 1024

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Thu Mar 12 06:04:04 UTC 2015


#7875: debian obfsproxies can't advertise ports under 1024
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     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:  asn
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-bridge
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by weasel):

 setcapping the binary would allow any user to listen on any low port using
 the binary.  I don't think it's a good general purpose solution for a
 distribution.

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