Bill Beauchemin wrote on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 12:26:27PM -0800 : > I wasa running a much older version of apache and openssl that i thought > were ok but nooooooooo I guess this hack works with even the old stuff. > I also didnt think somebody would be interested in my little private > home email and web server. Oh well I learned my lesson. Now I ogts to go
That's the fallacy. The issue is that noone _WAS_ interested in your
little private email and web server. It was part of an automated scan.
Put another way, IF YOU ARE CONNECTED FULL TIME TO THE INTERNET, YOU
WILL BE SCANNED. Do not make it easy for them by putting a box out
there with known vulnerabilities.
Blue skies... Todd
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...and I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious
anger, those who attempt to poison and destroy my binaries, and you
will know my name is root, when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
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