Introduction to exploits
(in plain english please)


1- What is an exploit?

An exploit is a way to gain a higher access into a system.It can be either from non-authorized 
to simple user or from simple user to administrator level.It also includes crashing servers 
because this might be part of an exploit.

2- What is a local exploit?

A local exploit is a way to gain a higher access into a targeted system when someone already 
have a physical access to a terminal of the network or when there is a similar point of entry 
available for the attacker i.e. a trojaned computer on a network.
Useful when you are a simple worker and you want to have admin rights.

3- What is a remote exploit?

A remote exploit is a way to gain a higher access into a computer from a distant location.It's 
the kind of exploits you're looking for when hacking on the web.


4- What is the cgi exploit, the NT exploit ... ?

This kind of question reveal a deep misunderstanding of exploits. There are already 100's of cgi 
exploits as well as over 600 known/published exploits for Windows NT. Many exploits exists for 
all Operating Systems alth