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Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices)
From: juphoff () tarsier cv nrao edu (Jeff Uphoff)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 17:18:21 -0400
"VK" == Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> writes:
VK> Actually, they *do* use old-well-known techniques. I'm willing to bet
VK> a large pizza with everything on it that most sucessful attacks are
VK> based on crack, network sniffers, and old well-known security holes
VK> like sendmail exploits. Remember that the number of truly innovative
VK> crackers is very limited - 99% of them are lame adolescent-minded
VK> wannabe's that just have toolkits of scripts and things to try....
Just got a telephone call about an hour ago reporting some break-ins
last night at another domain where the crackers exploited the WWW
cgi-bin 'phf' vulnerability mentioned in March's CA-96.06.
I tend to agree with Vladis on this one....
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- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices), (continued)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Ken Weaverling (Jun 27)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Jonathan Lemon (Jun 27)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Roderick Murchison, Jr. (Jun 27)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Matthew Cable/USA.NET Inc. (Jun 27)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Casper Dik (Jun 27)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) aleipold () clark net (Jun 27)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Robert Banz (Jun 28)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Ken Weaverling (Jun 27)
- Re: Write-only devices (Was read only devices) Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu (Jun 28)