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RE: snmp
From: Christopher Adickes <christopher_adickes () SHI com>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:28:41 -0400
If you're familiar with Linux and want to pen test it give Nessus a try. It has plug-ins specifically created to test SNMP. Make sure you get permission to run this scanner on the network. Some plug-ins are considered "dangerous" so you should take some time to learn how to use it and make sure you test it before hitting any production equipment. (Side question: Has anyone ever crashed a server when the dangerous scans are disabled?) Info turned up by the Nessus plug-ins will include the community string and info that can be gathered from it. So with a public community string you might be able to walk into your manager's office and throw down quite a bit of info about his network because of this vulnerability. Main Page: http://www.nessus.org Plug-ins search (Do a quick search for things you may want to test: http://cgi.nessus.org/plugins/search.html This is my two cents, there are a hundred other ways to test SNMP as well. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Juan B [mailto:juanbabi () yahoo com] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:07 PM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: snmp HI, I am responsible of the security in my company. One of the sysadmins told me that they use in one of the networks Snmp and that the community is public. I want to pen test this issue meaning that I want to find ways to retrieve from the devices info, and show the IT manager that he must change the community. The reason that I want to do It my self is that I don't believe in the way that is just going to him and tell him..." its written in the internet that we must change public community to something else. So how or from where do I start ? Thanks juan ===== Juan Fernandez. Security Engineer Tel: +972-52-4306781 Mcse Ccna Ccsa Scsa __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Re: snmp, (continued)
- Re: snmp R. DuFresne (Sep 27)
- RE: snmp Jeff Gercken (Sep 24)
- RE: snmp Burnett, Robert (Sep 24)
- Re: snmp H Carvey (Sep 24)
- RE: snmp Guillaume Lavoix (Sep 24)
- RE: snmp Todd Towles (Sep 24)
- RE: snmp Christopher Adickes (Sep 24)
- Re:snmp Ghaith Nasrawi (Sep 27)
- Re: Re:snmp Jose Maria Lopez (Sep 28)
- RE: snmp Harper, Patrick (Sep 28)
- RE: snmp Hiten Pankhania (Sep 28)