From owner-freebsd-security Mon Jan 6 22:54:43 2003 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 33FAB37B401 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:54:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.af-inet.net (adsl-66-123-253-180.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net [66.123.253.180]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 929E543EA9 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:54:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jaron@af-inet.net) Received: (from jaron@localhost) by mail.af-inet.net (8.12.5/8.12.5) id h076se0l004392; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:54:40 -0800 Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 22:54:40 -0800 From: Jaron Omega To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Cc: Darren Pilgrim Subject: Re: Fwd: OPENSSH REMOTE ROOT COMPROMISE ALL VERSIONS Message-ID: <20030107065440.GA4302@af-inet.net> References: <24337.1041889079@critter.freebsd.dk> <3E1A7000.20308@pantherdragon.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3E1A7000.20308@pantherdragon.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 10:13:20PM -0800, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > phk@freebsd.org wrote: > >In message <3E19F4B0.3090903@pantherdragon.org>, Darren Pilgrim writes: > >>Mike Tancsa wrote: > >> > >>>FYI, for those not on bugtraq. > >> > >>The "advisory" is suspect. > >> > >>1) The language used in the non-technical parts of the message are > >>immature, detracting from the credibility of the author. > > > >If you were a bank-teller, would you ignore a bank-robber with a > >gun because he spoke baby-language ? I probably wouldn't :-) > > Granted, I wouldn't ignore him, but I would have a hard time filling his > bag between fits of histerics. Besides, I'm a netadmin, so I'd be > either a security guard or on the loan commitee. I don't do sales. :) No doubt we have all met those people that speak with authority, yet have none at all and those with timid voices relaying solid information. I've found that immaturity is in no way indicative to intelligence nor knowledge, but instead with maturity by itself. I also believe that truth is without circumstance, so under no circumstance would a truthful statement be miraculously deemed false or discredited. A clown or a professor, doesn't change the facts, just how you feel which is a flaw in character if you ask me. Omega To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message