Len, I would add only one thing.... Attacking any box that does not belong to you (random or otherwise) without the express permission of the owner is not an acceptable practice.
Charlie leon wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > Here are my thoughts: > > First off you have absolutely NO BUSINESS running exploits on random > ip addys (please don't let this tangent into the old is portscanning > legal vs illegal holy war, fact of the matter is he has tried a > working exploit on a random ip, think if it was you). Secondly I > would suggest if you want to learn to about security why don't you > set up a test network for yourself. Further and finally are you sure > the exploit works? I am betting you didn't code it yourself and > unless you can read code I bet you really don't know much about it, > how it works or if it is broken. Just because the thing compiles > doesn't really mean that it will do what you (assume / expect???) it > to do. > > HTH and don't attack random ip address' that is not a very neighborly > thing. > > Len > > - -----Original Message----- > From: marcus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Trying sec on your own little box ! > > Hello ! > > My first msg to this list ! > > I wanto improve the security of my linux slackware 7.0 box! > I have an exploit that should work for my ftp service, but when I run > it on > localhost or 127.0.0.1 nothing happens. If I run it on a random IP > wich > probably doesn't have the same service or even linux it acts > differentelly. > > So..... ??? > > /I really should come up with a nifty nick ! > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> > > iQA/AwUBPAWWj9qAgf0xoaEuEQICOQCguLPIJK+pS7XadbmFgf7hk3XCxuoAn0zT > ivGe6f6aozx8L5EnlwwXkhdG > =gM43 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
