Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 12:35:38 -0500 From: Sean Michael Whipkey <highway@cstone.net> To: freebsd-chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Yahoo hacked last night Message-ID: <384E96EA.E9E0833C@cstone.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912081638110.37369-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > Question: if a site like yahoo has telnet disabled (thus disabling running > commands directly) how could someone gain control of the system or access > to privileged information? There are lots of ways to compromise a system without needing telnet. Buffer overflows in various programs will allow arbitrary commands to be run; some holes in FTP programs, etc., will allow you to FTP as a root user. Any system on the Internet is vulnerable...it's just a question of *how* vulnerable. :) SeanMike -- SeanMike Whipkey - highway@cstone.net - http://www.cstone.net Engineering Department, Cornerstone Networks, Inc. - 804.817.7000 HEY! Lay off the SeanMike! The man's a misunderstood visionary! - Kermit Labmonkey (aka Ryan Kimmet) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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