Fw: Re: Kill the DOG and win 100 000 DM

[Guilherme Mesquita <guy () linuxbr com br>]

I'm just forwarding because I didnt use Reply-to-all, forgive me ;), read
what's quoted.

On Mon, 06 Nov 2000, Guilherme Mesquita wrote:
> Reply-To: guy () linuxbr com br
> Subject: Re: Kill the DOG and win 100 000 DM
>
> I tryied in the day when they released the IP. The box was firelled by a
> router or something like that. It just duped the packet to other router
> like they do when they want to take off the traceroute... Well... I think
> the admins from pitbull might be some kid of "I AM THE SUPER-ROOT,
> UNBEATEBLE WITH MY SUPER-PIX-FIREWALL!@#". All the contests I heard about
> installed and let a PLAIN BOX WITH SOME LITTLE PATCHES *ALL OPEN*, NO
> FIREWALL. If you're a good sysadmin or you wanna sell a product that
> REALLY
> WORKS AND ITS REALLY SAFE, why would you install a firewall? Are you
> afraid
> from something? Yeah I bet you are.
>
> Like microsoft always have been ;)
>
> Regards.

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> On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Lincoln Yeoh wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 14:38:13 +0800
> > To: VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> > From: Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh () POP JARING MY>
> > Reply-To: Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh () POP JARING MY>
> > Sender: VULN-DEV List <VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
> > Subject: Re: Kill the DOG and win 100 000 DM
> >
> > Hmm. The IP is released but I can't reach the webserver - following
> > doesn't
> > work:
> > http://193.102.208.43/
> >
> > Maybe the site is already experiencing DOS attacks.
> >
> > At 09:50 PM 05-11-2000 -0500, //Stany wrote:
> > > On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Jay Tribick wrote:
> > > > root doesn't actually have any privileges on a Pitbull system.. he's
> > > > just a normal user (out of the box..)
> > >
> > > Actually that's not strictly true either - root user has enough
> > > priviledges to allow the system to boot on power on (not the OBP
> > security
> > > levels, but the  PB authentication to let system finish booting up),
> but
> > > that's about it, yes.
> >
> > How is remote administration performed? The documentation available
> > online
> > says that there is a tool for remote admin, but doesn't go into the
> > details. I think it's ssh.
> >
> > Is it possible to telnet in, su to root, then run some program to
> upgrade
> > your authority? Or telnet in, change your level/authority, then su to
> > root?
> >
> > For example for Cyberguard on Unixware, you run /sbin/tfadmin newlvl
> > sys_private. And in theory you're not supposed to be able to do it when
> > you
> > telnet in from a device at NETWORK level. You can't do that anymore.
> But
> > point is often reality refuses to follow theory ;).
> >
> > For Pitbull systems, what does
> > /tbin/setsecconfig -D0
> > do?
> >
> > From:
> > https://www.argus-systems.com/support/knowledge_base/trouble.shtml#18
> >
> > I tried to check their online manual, but the manpage doesn't seem to
> be
> > there, even though that command is mentioned in the other manpages
> > dealing
> > with privileges and related commands.
> >
> > > > ..if anyone would like Jeff Thompsons talk from Defcon 7 on "Hacking
> > B1
> > > > Trusted Operating Systems", send me an email and I'll put it up
> > somewhere.
> > > Sure, please.   Knowledge is power, and all that...
> >
> > It's actually on one of the sites mentioned in the post:
> >
> > http://www.argusrevolution.com/downloads/DefCon.ppt
> > From: http://www.argusrevolution.com/pitbullsupport.html
> >
> > Do you know where I can find the release notes for Pitbull? e.g. what
> > bugs
> > they fixed in each release? This would be more interesting - you find
> out
> > what the developers are having trouble with.
> >
> > Anyway, I may just poke around when they release root - too lazy to get
> a
> > special Solaris 7 and a copy of Pitbull. That is if I can telnet in
> with
> > all the DOS attacks going on ;).
> >
> > Cheerio,
> > Link.
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