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Date:      Sun, 30 Sep 2001 22:43:24 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Jason <jason@jason-n3xt.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: I was rooted using telnet
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0109302239160.10365-100000@jason-n3xt.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010930101201.C98775@acadia.ne.mediaone.net>

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Yes I did see it on my daily reports AFTER it happened.  They only had
approx 4-5 hours on my box.  Between the time I went to bed and woke
up.  When I get up and get to my box the frist thing I do is check to see
who is on.  I saw to unauthoried users (1 and 11).  One of them was
running a BNC for irc and the other was just idle.  There were 2 other
users created as well (tmp and asaf).  I immediatly killall'ed them,
turned off telnet in inetd.conf and added the telnet port to my firewall.

I have since examined the contents of their home dirs they created.  The
did in fact use a buffer overflow exploit.  A couple of people have
requested it.. once I have time (I have a lot going on at work) I'll send
the code and compiled script to the reputable requesters.

----
Jason
jason@jason-n3xt.org


On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Louis LeBlanc wrote:

> On 09/30/01 01:35 PM, Jason sat at the `puter and typed:
> > I personally only use ssh when I am remote.  I don't think that is the
> > problem.  No one else has privileges on my box and I don't su remotely
> > unless it's something that can't possibly wait until I get home.
>=20
> How about the password?  Is it a 'strong' one?  How easy would it have
> been to find thru brute force?
>=20
> I imagine you haven't seen anything on your daily security output, or
> you would have mentioned that.
>=20
> Lou
> > ---
> > Jason
> > jason@jason-n3xt.org
> >=20
> > On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Doug Reynolds wrote:
> >=20
> > > On Sun, 30 Sep 2001 00:38:38 +0000 (GMT), Jason wrote:
> > >=20
> > > >I do recall the security notice.  I read it on the website and from =
the
> > > >security list.  I was already planning a cvsup at the time and I ask=
ed a
> > > >couple of BSD gurus I know if that when I update my sources by cvsup=
,
> > > >would that take care of the problem.  They told me it would.  So a c=
ouple
> > > >of days after I saw the security advisory I cvsuped from
> > > >cvsup2.FreeBSD.org (i usually only use 2 or 3) and thought the probl=
em was
> > > >taken care of.  I don't recall seeing any other advisories.
> > >=20
> > > the only thing i can think of is if they hacked u, they probably
> > > grabbed your root password and logged on with it.  _always_ ssh when
> > > you su
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > >> Were you running a ver of FreeBSD prior to July 23, 2001? Versions=
 prior
> > > >> to July 23 had a remotely rootable telnetd as per
> > > >> ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:49=
=2Etelnetd.v1.1.asc
> > > >>=20
> > > >> On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Jason wrote:
> > > >>=20
> > > >> > Hello:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > A couple of days ago I was rooted by someone using a telnet expl=
oit.  I
> > > >> > have been cvsup'ing my sources regularly and was using 4.4-RC at=
 the
> > > >> > time.  I've since moved to 4.4-STABLE.  It looks like they used =
some kind
> > > >> > of script.  I still have it if anyone wants it.  Since then I ha=
ve turned
> > > >> > off telnet in inetd and blocked the port with a firewall.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Anyone have any ideas on how a person could do this?  I looks li=
ke this
> > > >> > script just tries to move a lot of data for a long period of tim=
e.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ---
> > > >> > Jason
> > > >> > jason@jason-n3xt.org
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> > > >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >>=20
> > > >>=20
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >=20
> > > ---
> > > doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> >=20
> >=20
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> >=20
>=20
> --=20
> Louis LeBlanc       leblanc@acadia.ne.mediaone.net
> Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :)
> http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net                 =D4=BF=D4=AC
>=20
> Computer, n.:
>   An electronic entity which performs sequences of useful steps in a
>   totally understandable, rigorously logical manner.  If you believe
>   this, see me about a bridge I have for sale in Manhattan.
>=20
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