On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 19:52, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Stefan Janecek wrote: > > > This does not seem to be a stupid brute force attack, as there is only > > one login attempt per user. Could it be that the tool tries to exploit > > some vulnerability in the sshd, and just tries to look harmless by using > > 'test' and 'guest' as usernames? > > > > The compromised machine was running an old debian woody installation > > which had not been upgraded for at least one year, the sshd version > > string says 'OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 Debian 1:3.6.1p2-10' > > Does the Debian machine that was compromised have a ``test'' or > ``guest'' username?
No. > > Also, if it wasn't patched in a year, it may still be vulnerable to > this: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-24.html Thanks, I'll have a look at it. > > I would tend to think this isn't a 0day kinda vuln, as if it were, he'd > be a lot more successful than he seems (unless we're all rooted and > don't even know it). But who can tell? > Yes, agreed - I am also convinced it must be something old, and shouldn't be dangerous for reasonably administered machines. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html