Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 02:02:08 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Sys Admin <admin@cb21.co.jp> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ssh to a compromised (probably) box Message-ID: <20010731020208.A18704@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0107311708530.37842-100000@ns1.cb21.co.jp>; from admin@cb21.co.jp on Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 05:17:16PM %2B0900 References: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0107311708530.37842-100000@ns1.cb21.co.jp>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 05:17:16PM +0900, Sys Admin wrote: > > Hello, > > Just being curious. > > Considering the following scenario > > Box A (local) ----------------------> Box B (remote) > > Assume that box B has been compromised (root powers) > > If I ssh into box B from A, su to root and start investigating the > damage done, will the hacker be able to sniff the root password ? (during > su to root) > > [ Given that critical binaries (sshd, su ..) remained unchanged ] Yes. They can do anything on that box now. Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7ZnQPWry0BWjoQKURAoNaAKC3TEhV4B4PFlSc/L1txCHYlO7AlgCgtomh pO+Lw9AnKt82Iplkk5PKT88= =ih0N -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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