From owner-freebsd-security Tue Dec 30 07:02:34 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA27657 for security-outgoing; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 07:02:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security) Received: from bsd.dialup.bestweb.net (geniusj@bsd.dialup.bestweb.net [209.94.111.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id HAA27624; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 07:02:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from geniusj@bsd.dialup.bestweb.net) Received: (from geniusj@localhost) by bsd.dialup.bestweb.net (8.8.8/8.8.3) id FAA15028; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 05:02:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 05:02:29 -0500 (EST) From: Wut!? To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" cc: "UC Computer / Transbay.Net" , bugs@freebsd.org, isp@freebsd.org, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two sources for system-cracking tools In-Reply-To: <16260.883457102@time.cdrom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Yeah, Rootshell.com isn't very good with his information, and there is a very simple explanation why .. (He runs linux!).. On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > Here are two files concerning breaking into or trashing systems. One of these > , > > "land.c", says all versions of FreeBSD are susceptible to what it does. The > > other (teardrop) may/not also work (w/w/o firewall), but should be of interes > > FreeBSD has been immune to LAND for some time (see the Newsflash page > at http://www.freebsd.org) and was never vulnerable to teardrop at all - > that was a purely Linux / Windows attack. > > Jordan >