Re: [lug-nuts] Redhat 6.0 securty problem

From: M1Nine (scream@cwo.com)
Date: Wed Dec 08 1999 - 14:56:30 PST


Rick Johnson wrote:

> What kind of problem did you find? I haven't seen anything related show up
> on mailing lists yet. (except this one of course.)
>
> Rick
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> It really is too bad Microsoft doesn't also sell a vacuum cleaner, for I'm
> convinced it would be their only product that doesn't suck.
>
> On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Mike Machado wrote:
>
> > If you run a redhat 6.0 machine on the net you may be vulnerable. I have
> > found a possible problem the the portmapper service that runs on tcp
> > 111. If you do not need nfs services I would reccommend turning it off
> > along with the kernel nfsd.
> >
> >
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> > Mike Machado
> > mike@innercite.com
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> > Network Specialist
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Mike, could you explain the details.

Thanks
Andrew

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