Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 00:58:53 -0700 From: Markus =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hallstr=F6m?= <tubbs@home.se> To: bob <bob@antepenultimate.org> Cc: FreeBSD Security <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Telnet exploit & 3.4-RELEASE Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20010726002921.04d8cec0@students.su.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0107251500370.5000-100000@wasabi.sushigoth.c om> References: <5.0.2.1.2.20010725234729.04b4b160@students.su.se>
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At 15:03 2001-07-25 -0700, bob wrote: >Sorry, I should have mentioned that about a dozen of my friends use this >machine for mail and such, so i need to provide telnet access for them. >Many connect from machines where installing an ssh client isn't possible. > >--bob > >On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Markus [iso-8859-1] Hallstr=F6m wrote: > > > At 14:23 2001-07-25 -0700, bob wrote: > > >What is the best way for me to secure my 3.4-Release machine from the > > >recent telnetd exploit? >... > > > > Disable telnet in inetd and start using ssh would be a good workaround > > > > /TUBBS > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > > get new friends! if that isnt an option i would check out some of the ssh=20 clients you can run on a website you could check http://www.appgate.org/products/mindterm/ and http://www.employees.org/~satch/ssh/faq/ssh-faq-2.html#ss2.2.2 I have no idea if any of these are any good you really shouldnt run telnet anyhow. /TUBBS To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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