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On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:22:45 +0000 |
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Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Given that systems like e.g. Ubuntu server do not even have a |
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> firewall running would make you think so. The fact that while on the |
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> road you only stay connected for short periods of time would improve |
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> your chances too. However, every time you start an internet |
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> connection to a server you have open ports at random which could be |
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> discovered and exploited. It only takes a few seconds over broadband |
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> with a well crafted script. |
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This is true; however, the actual "exploitability" of something like |
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this seems pretty low to me. The biggest problem that I see here is |
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MITM/Spoofing probably, and it's a problem that firewalls only help |
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treat, but certainly don't cure completely. |
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