Vulnerability Development: Re: lpd exploit

[Dr Altomo <altomo () HACKERMAIL COM>]

1. yes there is a lpd exploit
2. i believe there is a patch (check redhat.com)
3. turn lpd off or at least filter and no problem.
4. user1 overstates the greatness

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----- Original Message -----
From: <root () MICROSOFT COM>
To: <VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: lpd exploit?


> Not sure if this is true or not, but I thought I'd give a heads-up...
>
> [12:01] <user1> dont run redhat 7
> [12:01] <user1> whatever you do
> [12:01] <user1> unless you wanna get hacked quickly
> [12:01] <user2> hah
> [12:01] <user2> seriously?
> [12:01] <user2> how could you hack RedHat 7?
> [12:02] <user1> uh
> [12:02] <user1> theres an lpd exploit out
> [12:02] <user1> that brute forces the offset
> [12:02] <user1> and
> [12:02] <user1> it will root every redhat box it touches
> [12:02] <user1> heh
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