RE: [Full-Disclosure] Automated ssh scanning

Sorry, didn't see the other messages. So it get local access thru
guest/guest and then gained root with a local exploit. Any ideas what it
is?

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From: full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Todd Towles
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 8:12 AM
To: Richard Verwayen; FD
Subject: RE: !SPAM! [Full-Disclosure] Automated ssh scanning

 The kernel could be save. But with weak passwords, you are toast. Any
automated tool would test guest/guest.

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Richard
Verwayen
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 6:08 AM
To: 'FD'
Subject: RE: !SPAM! [Full-Disclosure] Automated ssh scanning

On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 11:47, Yaakov Yehudi wrote:
> In spite of many reports to the contrary, Linux is _not_ secure by
default.
> Did you harden it? There is a lot of documentation on the web as to
> how to go about it.
>
> YY
Hello Yaakov,

This system was a pure debian woody none-production one with all
services disabled - just ssh was left open in order to see for what
purpose the scan was! Yes, there was a guest account with a weak
passwort (guest) on it!
And yes, they logged in and became root in no time. But I thought the
kernel compiled from the latest debian woody kernel-source could be
considered to be save. But I was wrong! So I posted the tools used by
the attackers to this list and also to the debian security team.

Richard

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