Re: Ports vulnerability database

From: Kurt Seifried (bugtraqat_private)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2001 - 14:09:43 PDT

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    > On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Robert G. Ferrell wrote:
    >
    > > http://rgfsparc.cr.usgs.gov:8090/sysadmin/ports.html
    >
    > thats cool. but it doesn't, for example, list various exploits in
    > curculation for these services, you know? like i put in 23 (for
    telnet)
    > and t didn't bring up the IRIX telnetd vulnerability. this is what i
    > understood the original poster to be asking about.
    
    Virtually every network service on almost every network capable platform
    has at one time or another contained a security flaw. These flaws have
    ranged from simple denial of service to full root exploits. Most of
    these bugs have been fixed. However more bugs will be found. If you want
    a list of EVERY telnet exploit for example that would be a rather huge
    list. This is somewhat pointless really, as you know that you need to
    apply all the vendor security/update patches, you know you need to apply
    access controls, you know you need to limit access as much as possible.
    Why? Because even if a network service/platform combo has had no bugs
    I'd be willing to bet that they exist and will be found and exploited at
    some point in the future.
    
    > ____________________________
    > jose nazario      joseat_private
    
    Kurt Seifried, seifriedat_private
    Securityportal - your focal point for security on the 'net
    



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