Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:32:14 +0930 (CST) From: Kris Kennaway <kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> Cc: Kiril Mitev <kiril@ideaglobal.com>, greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server trying to connect to Port 113 Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.10.9905250030080.14494-100000@bragg> In-Reply-To: <xzpzp2ule5m.fsf@localhost.ping.uio.no>
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On 24 May 1999, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > Wrong on two points: most NetBIOS traffic is benign, and when it is an > attack, it's most likely a DoS and not a break-in. I don't know of any > way to gain access to a machine through NetBIOS services; I do however Except for guessing a share password - see ports/security/nbaudit. Reason enough to block all traffic on ports 137-139 on your firewall, WinNukes notwithstanding. Kris ----- "Never criticize anybody until you have walked a mile in their shoes, because by that time you will be a mile away and have their shoes." -- Unknown To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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