Re: [PEN-TEST] Decrypting VNC passwords - Tool required

[David Jacoby <pewp () R00TMAFFIA ORG>]

Dear erica!

if it was just standard DES encyption you can easy use the program John The Ripper. You can download
the program at

ftp://ftp.technotronic.com/unix/passwd-crackers/

//pewp

erica bernt skrev:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was doing an audit of some systems and managed to
> penetrate into the NT domain. I see that VNC is
> installed and so I picked up the DES encrypted
> password from the registry. As per :
>
> http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/VNC_3_3_2_R6_uses_a_weak_password_protection_mechanism.html
>
> My specific questions to you is what tool would you
> recommend to decrypt this password ? and are there any
> other ways to attack VNC ?
>
> On a more general level, what are the most formidable
> remote management tools that are out there that you
> have most difficulty to detect and penetrate ?
>
> regards Erica
>
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