Your task in this assignment is to exploit the race condition vulnerability in the above set-uid program. more specifically, you need to achieve the followings: 1. overwrite some file that belongs to root. 2. gain root privileges; namely, you should be able to do anything that root can do

something will pop up that says “know the answer? answer now! ” and you click on it and write your answer. after you are done, submit it.

only #2 represents an object at rest on a table.

in #1, there is no normal force due to the table; the object is accelerating downward.

in #3, the vertical forces are not balanced; the object is accelerating downward.

in #4, neither the vertical nor the horizontal forces are balanced. the object is accelerating upwards and to the right.