Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 16:02:13 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ifi.uio.no> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Jamie Rishaw <jamie@exodus.net>] FreeBSD 3.1 remote reboot exploit Message-ID: <7739.925858933@zippy.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "04 May 1999 23:22:44 %2B0200." <xzpwvyottqz.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no>
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Please don't forward this kinda stuff - we've all already seen it and, as we've also pointed out numerous times, it says absolutely nothing. - Jordan > ------- Start of forwarded message ------- > Message-ID: <19990501031840.A24252@dilbert.exodus.net> > Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 03:18:40 -0500 > Reply-To: jamie@exodus.net > From: Jamie Rishaw <jamie@exodus.net> > Subject: FreeBSD 3.1 remote reboot exploit > To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG > > Hi, > > Sorry to be so vague, but I wanted to let everyone know, > > It's been demonstrated to me by two people who will not reveal "how" > that there is a remote bug exploit, almost certainly over IP, that will > cause FreeBSD-3.1 systems to reboot with no warnings. > > The second box this was demonstrated on today had no open services > besides ircd, and was remote rebooted. (The first box had open services > such as smtp, ssh, pop, http, but did /not/ run ircd, eliminating ircd > as the culprit). > > If anyone can shed some light on this (really bad) issue, it'd be > greatly appreciated, especially since I am(was) in the process of > upgrading all of my boxes to 3.1. (3.1-REL). > > Regards, > > -jamie > -- > jamie rishaw (efnet:gavroche) -- Exodus Communications, Inc. > >Sr. Network Engr, Chicago, SoCal Data Centers > <jimmie> In an interesting move Exodus Communications annouced today that > they have replaced all of their backbone engineers with furby's > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the messagehome | help
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