Re: remote openssh probe or crack?.

[woof () droopy 2y net]

On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 06:13:08PM -0500, Lic. Rodolfo Gonzalez Gonzalez wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I got these lines in "messages" in a RedHat 6.2 box:
>
> Jun 10 09:51:57 server sshd[9100]: Did not receive identification string 
> from 64.90.65.19
> Jun 10 09:52:06 server sshd[9117]: Did not receive identification string
> from 64.90.65.19
> Jun 11 03:07:56 server sshd[8684]: Did not receive identification string
> from 216.127.64.48 
> Jun 11 03:07:56 server sshd[8688]: Did not receive
> identification string from 216.127.64.48
> Jun 12 08:14:03 server sshd[22853]: Did not receive identification string
> from 61.84.218.135 
> Jun 12 08:14:05 server sshd[22871]: Did not receive
> identification string from 61.84.218.135

I could be wrong but .. i've heard in the past about identd requests
(mostly port 113 from memories). It only seems that among your users
several are loguing from hosts with no identd daemon.

> I guess they're related to the latest openssh vulnerability, but I don't
> know if this could be caused by a succesful remote exploitation or if this
> is just a probe/scan. Any comments on this are appreciated.

I don't think this can be linked to any specific vulnerability.
It's look like one of those scan launched by kiddies arround looking
for unpatched vulnerable systems.

> Thank you.
> Rodolfo.

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