From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 11 21:01:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F1B5106566C for ; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:01:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f198.google.com (mail-iw0-f198.google.com [209.85.223.198]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56DBA8FC08 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:01:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn36 with SMTP id 36so884173iwn.3 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:01:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=6eYnsEVWlOle2IfbQMxnsTPsPzLl8f2dvBBljFy+jPk=; b=LzhZrQOex7Z5q6Xh+VEWkE5cjZyX3Eno5m3RtCWjLZbTkMmTa/XIfyzK2DXdXTEbGt eZ5qVfbB4wBwV5KB1iv99hh0WpyTBYmJZXeJc8hgiDTTOXaCQMdo41+YExRl+HJjBxtK XW4VZGFpGRQfy4z8WNxd7KJYR8yz6jLqPH5Rg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=lxvaX1jrEc2mvClN2qtizwlCRiNWPdnbwtmG3CP39rQ19a2bhAn+lFcTboL4uuMPxg LN75fuGg79pEO2j1QSWsZB6FrrFyGf+HFpWvuCetK+uErK6/zu3zhQPu0VQGCNd9r9yU D1qo9LGcOXoByp48M+HZVAzniWw2CVGJX1YSY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.120.90 with SMTP id c26mr1803395ibr.1.1260565311430; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:01:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4297a9020912111153r1ec93838i12d1fd3aae5c61e@mail.gmail.com> References: <20091210144141.GB834@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <86tyvxlk68.fsf@ds4.des.no> <4B225077.3040009@stillbilde.net> <4297a9020912111153r1ec93838i12d1fd3aae5c61e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:01:51 -0800 Message-ID: From: Kurt Buff To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: Root exploit for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:01:52 -0000 On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:53, J Sisson wrote: > 2009/12/11 Svein Skogen (Listmail Account) > >> The easiest way of brute-forcing access to a FreeBSD server includes >> locating the sysadmin and applying the common desk drawer. It's that >> simple. >> > > http://xkcd.com/538/ > > indeed. Well, yes, except this assumes one has access to the sysadmin... Kurt