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Security Basics: Re: DNS poisoning

Re: DNS poisoning

From: Alvin Oga <alvin.sec_at_Virtual.Linux-Consulting.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:21:43 -0700 (PDT)

hi ya

>
> In the past few days we had issues with laptops users who connect to
> our corp network through VPN. Basically, the laptop was setting itself
> as the proxy server and updating dns record for our internal proxy
> server and all the internet traffic from our internal network was sent
> to the vpn laptop.

assuming that the laptop user does NOT know the root passwds
on the servers/fw,gw/etc, you have a bigger problems than worms/virus ...
        - your corp lan is too easily susceptible to anybody to change your
        corp network

        - your servers should disallow everybody from changing anything
        and especially from vpn connections and laptops and wireless

        - these important servers should only allow incoming non-root
        ssh connections only from particular (internal) ip# ...

- vpn connections should be considered hackers free access to inside
  the corp lan since the corp IT folks probably has little control
  of users home network

c ya
alvin

> We fixed the issue for now but can you guys please let me kow if there
> is a worm/virus which works in this fashion??? we scanned the laptops
> for virus but din't find anything. Any inputs/help will be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> regards,
>
> Shiva Palancha
>
Received on Jun 06 2005

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