Re: ftp connects

Nicholas Brenckle (nicholas.brenckle@yale.edu)
Mon, 04 Jan 1999 11:51:39 -0500

Do you need anonymous ftp running? There are exploits to the FTP
servers. (Check the hack pages for info) I think the lasted rpm from
redhat fixes the obvious holes. I've been seeing a ton of port scans
myself recently. I never did get SATAN running but I was able to get
Saint compiled and it does a pretty good scan of vulnerabilities.

-Nick

Collin McClendon wrote:
>
> What can someone do when logged in as ftp on my machine? I am getting
> connects of under one minute from the netherlands and from some random
> site in the us in the past 2 days. Should I worry about an attack from
> this route(anonymous ftp) I know unix is supposed to be secure (at least I
> have the latest updates installed from redhat) but I want to be safe.

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