Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:50:23 +0100 From: Yann Golanski <yann@kierun.org> To: Ken Hawkins <ken@rosewoodblues.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newbie with www user security problem Message-ID: <20050811155023.GA83536@kierun.org> In-Reply-To: <32C41BA6-A923-4A01-B332-8B73E39561B1@rosewoodblues.com> References: <97525439-C809-4E69-B191-F29585A1A71B@rosewoodblues.com> <20050811134650.GC26471@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <1123772050.42fb669291ae3@webmail.boxke.be> <20050811150434.GD26471@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <32C41BA6-A923-4A01-B332-8B73E39561B1@rosewoodblues.com>
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Quoth Ken Hawkins on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 11:32:44 -0400
> The box is secure that much i have found out. the only problems have
> been with this email spamming. nothing in the tmp dirs out of the
> ordinary and no missing files running scripts etc. I have changed
> everyone passwords on the box. *'d the www password, ensured there is
> no shell with the www user, etc.
Have you run chkrootkit on it?
> i am in the process of upgrading the ports now and there are problems
> (of course). the ports seem to have been mangled as the listing in /
> var/db/ports does not match what i KNOW is running on the box. The
> person i have inherited this from manually deleted from the /var/db/
> ports to get some of the applications to re-install! gotta love that!
ICK! Make sure you database is fine otherwise, you'll get into no end
of trouble.
> well here i come port fix hell! This is a production box and can't be
> taken off line as of this moment so i am going to have to attempt on
> the fly fixing / upgrading of the ports. i would love to wipe it but
> it is just not a possibility right now.
Oh dear. How about living it as is -- minus the spam emailer -- and
rebuilding another one to replace it?
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