[Gllug] My firewall is rooted

Mark Lowes hamster at korenwolf.net
Mon Jul 15 13:29:33 UTC 2002


On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 13:42, tet at accucard.com wrote:
> There's a remote hole in openssh versions between 2.3.1 and 3.3, and
> exploits are circulating in the wild. Patch now or live to regret it.

and / or IP filter all inbound ssh connections, yes I know ssh is meant
to be secure but does anyone really need to access the firewall via ssh
from the outside world?  If not filter the bugger and add another layer
of security... think Shrek ;)

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