From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Sep 16 11:46:11 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5662F16A4BF
	for <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:46:11 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from theinternet.com.au
	(c210-49-139-216.carlnfd1.nsw.optusnet.com.au [210.49.139.216])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDF343FD7
	for <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:46:04 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from akm@theinternet.com.au)
Received: from theinternet.com.au (akm@localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by theinternet.com.au (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8GIk2BP050970;
	Wed, 17 Sep 2003 04:46:02 +1000 (EST)
	(envelope-from akm@theinternet.com.au)
Received: (from akm@localhost)
	by theinternet.com.au (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h8GIk2vD050969;
	Wed, 17 Sep 2003 04:46:02 +1000 (EST)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 04:46:02 +1000
From: Andrew Kenneth Milton <akm@theinternet.com.au>
To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Message-ID: <20030916184602.GJ2230@zeus.theinternet.com.au>
References: <20030916134347.GA30359@madman.celabo.org>
	<4.3.2.7.2.20030916123558.02cfdef0@localhost>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20030916123558.02cfdef0@localhost>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i
cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: OpenSSH heads-up
X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting]
	<freebsd-security.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security>,
	<mailto:freebsd-security-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-security-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security>,
	<mailto:freebsd-security-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 18:46:11 -0000

+-------[ Brett Glass ]----------------------

| Could it be that some party or parties knew about this before the announcement
| and is probing for hosts to exploit?

I don't think it's possible for zero parties to know before the announcement.

-- 
Totally Holistic Enterprises Internet|                      | Andrew Milton
The Internet (Aust) Pty Ltd          |  M:+61 416 022 411   |
ACN: 082 081 472 ABN: 83 082 081 472 |akm@theinternet.com.au| Carpe Daemon