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RE: CS-Mars appliance
From: "Robertson, Seth (JSC-IM)" <Seth.Robertson-1 () nasa gov>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:53:15 -0500
If it's correct that MARS has an Oracle database, I have a lot less confidence than I used to in the product. It's paradoxical that a "security" product would contain an Oracle database. Oracle isn't just terrible at patching vulnerabilities, they seem to be outright dedicated to producing an insecure product. They usually wait years to patch after a report, and that's when they DO patch, which they often don't. Maybe the host firewall protects some of the vulnerabilities, but with so many I'm sure plenty are exploitable. The box should be in a secure network, but it just isn't acceptable to include a fragrantly insecure component in a "security" product. I don't want to drop names, but this news tips the scales toward their Snort-based competitor as the better choice between the two. Seth Robertson -----Original Message----- From: Jon Hart [mailto:jhart () spoofed org] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:31 AM To: Mark Teicher Cc: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Re: CS-Mars appliance On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 07:56:29AM -0400, Mark Teicher wrote:
Has anyone conducted a pen-test on a CS-Mars appliance ?? How about a
Secure Internet Gateway from the other telecom vendor ??
Sorry I couldn't respond earlier, but I was actually working with Cisco on a CS-MARS issue. The CS-MARS box is a modified version of RedHat, an old 2.4 kernel, and JBoss 3.2.7 application server. Some measures are taken to secure the underlying OS, like a firewall, etc. See http://spoofed.org/files/CS-MARS_jboss-exploit and the two recent posts to Full-Disclosure regarding some new CS-MARS issues. -jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Concerned about Web Application Security? Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the Analyst's Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications continue to rise, you need to proactively protect your applications from hackers. Cenzic has the most comprehensive solutions to meet your application security penetration testing and vulnerability management needs. You have an option to go with a managed service (Cenzic ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software (Cenzic Hailstorm). Download FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can help you: http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm your results from other product. Contact us at request () cenzic com for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Concerned about Web Application Security? Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the Analyst's Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications continue to rise, you need to proactively protect your applications from hackers. Cenzic has the most comprehensive solutions to meet your application security penetration testing and vulnerability management needs. You have an option to go with a managed service (Cenzic ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software (Cenzic Hailstorm). Download FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can help you: http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm your results from other product. Contact us at request () cenzic com for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Re: CS-Mars appliance Jon Hart (Jul 19)
- Re: CS-Mars appliance Chris Serafin (Jul 19)
- RE: CS-Mars appliance Strand, John (Mission Systems) (Jul 20)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: CS-Mars appliance Mark Teicher (Jul 20)
- Re: CS-Mars appliance Jon Hart (Jul 20)
- RE: CS-Mars appliance Aaron () newman-family com (Jul 21)
- Re: CS-Mars appliance Jon Hart (Jul 20)
- RE: CS-Mars appliance Mark Teicher (Jul 20)
- RE: CS-Mars appliance Gary E. Miller (Jul 20)
- RE: CS-Mars appliance Robertson, Seth (JSC-IM) (Jul 20)
- RE: [lists] RE: CS-Mars appliance Curt Purdy (Jul 21)
- Re: [lists] RE: CS-Mars appliance Joey Peloquin (Jul 27)
- RE: [lists] RE: CS-Mars appliance Curt Purdy (Jul 29)
- RE: [lists] RE: CS-Mars appliance Curt Purdy (Jul 21)
- Re: CS-Mars appliance Chris Serafin (Jul 19)
- RE: CS-Mars appliance Mark Teicher (Jul 20)
- Re: CS-Mars appliance Mark Teicher (Jul 21)