Date: 13 Feb 2001 19:38:08 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Adam Laurie <adam@algroup.co.uk> Cc: dmp@pantherdragon.org, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: syslogd -ss not part of extreme security option? Message-ID: <xzpzofqe8dr.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Adam Laurie's message of "Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:35:56 %2B0000" References: <3A88EB70.CC8CB78E@pantherdragon.org> <xzpelx2c3vp.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <3A89707C.A539BA9C@algroup.co.uk>
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Adam Laurie <adam@algroup.co.uk> writes: > eh? no security bug is "known" until it's found & exploited. just > because it hasn't been found doesn't mean it doesn't exist. switching > off a network listener for syslog when you are not doing network logging > is much more than a warm fuzzy feeling, it's closing a potential > security hole. i do it on standard installs, let alone "extreme > security". It's not a listener. If you specify -s, the socket is half-closed so you can use it to send log messages to other hosts, but can't receive. If you specify -ss, the socket isn't opened at all so you can neither send nor receive. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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