RE: Pen Testing Tippingpoint

[Jeremiah Brott <jeremiah () access2networks com>]

The only attacks that have existed for this device to date have been against the management interface only. It will be 
very rare to find this interface sitting on the internet (;. As like Michael said, good luck these devices are rock 
solid.

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Michael Scheidell
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 8:44 AM
To: TStark; pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Pen Testing Tippingpoint


> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce () securityfocus com 
> [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of TStark
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 7:48 PM
> To: pen-test () securityfocus com
> Subject: Pen Testing Tippingpoint
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am planning on pen testing a Tippingpoint appliance, I 
> think it's a 200e, I'm looking for some suggestions on what 
> to use to pen test this thing. I haven't found a Nessus plug 
> in to help test this appliance, I'd bet there is one out 
> there somewhere.
>
> Any information to help me test/penetrate Tippingpoint would 
> be very helpful, I'd like to make sure we test this thing 
> well before we shell out that kind of dough.

Generally speaking, it has been a good device (I am a competitor, not a
user).
At $13K to $15K, its not such a bad purchase, if you are looking for an
IPS, and is peanuts to the cost of the people you want to watch it 24/7.
(the 4 or 5 people it takes to watch it 24/7 cost you, what?)

I seriously doubt you can hack it, or DOS it from the outside.
MAYBE, just MAYBE, you can find something to do to the internal
management interface, but that is unlikely also.

Just get some IPS testing software (most of it written by
3com/tippingpoint) and see if it suffers any delays or packet losses in
your environment.

If you find a problem, you could always send it to ZDI and they will pay
you for it ;-) (ZDI owned by Tippingpoint/3com)

-- 
Michael Scheidell, CTO
SECNAP Network Security Corporation
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