What is the risk of output from a url getting run on a console?

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I ask this because this url http://mongohouse.com/ returns "sudo rm -rf / > /dev/null 2>&1" but is that just a joke or is there really a risk that it could get run?

kevsim · Accepted Answer

Quite a number of tools as you to do something like:
curl https://someurl.sh | /bin/bash
To install them easily so I guess someone could be tricked into doing that with this URL. Be sure to check those things in browser first before giving them free reign on your system!

What is the risk of output from a url getting run on a console?

I ask this because this url http://mongohouse.com/ returns "sudo rm -rf / > /dev/null 2>&1" but is that just a joke or is there really a risk that it could get run?

Quite a number of tools as you to do something like:curl https://someurl.sh | /bin/bashTo install them easily so I guess someone could be tricked into doing that with this URL. Be sure to check those things in browser first before giving them free reign on your system!

Quite a number of tools as you to do something like:
curl https://someurl.sh | /bin/bash
To install them easily so I guess someone could be tricked into doing that with this URL. Be sure to check those things in browser first before giving them free reign on your system!