Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 12:10:21 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Paul Saab <paul@mu.org> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: possible problem with portmap Message-ID: <199805251910.MAA13972@antipodes.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 25 May 1998 12:34:17 CDT." <19980525123417.A19300@mu.org>
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> Today I logged into our server and noticed someone sitting on port > 111. Are there any known problems with portmap? Yes. > this is what I got from netstat.. > tcp 0 0 tranq1.sunrpc dialup239-1-15.s.2988 ESTABLISHED > tcp 0 0 tranq1.sunrpc dialup239-1-15.s.2987 ESTABLISHED Find out who the dialup user is; they're engaged in a portmap-related DoS attack on you. There were changes committed a few days back to address this - it was also discussed on BugTraq (with a not inconsiderable degree of hysteria it seems). -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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