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Re: Scans for SSHd via RIPE netblocks, anyone?

From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:56:05 -0400

On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 22:42:14 BST, Sean Kelly <lists () shortestpath org>  said:

As far as I knew SSH and OpenSSH were not exploitable when using the
current version.


Yes, but there's now known to be a current exploit against OLDER versions
circulating in the wild.

Remember the lesson of the SANS Top-20 list - most of the exploits are against
systems that HAVE NOT been upgraded...
-- 
                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech

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