[Gllug] Apache REMOTE ROOT exploit

Thom May thom at positive-internet.com
Mon Jun 24 11:30:36 UTC 2002


* Bruce Richardson (itsbruce at uklinux.net) wrote :
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 11:47:28AM +0100, Thom wrote:
> > Agreed, but how many distributions _don't_ install apache virtually by
> > default? 
> 
> Debian, Slackware, Red Hat if you choose the workstation install, same
> for Mandrake.
> 
> > Any user on dial up is potentially vulnerable to this.
> 
> Anybody who doesn't put up at least a simple firewall when they're
> connected to the net is just barking.  Even windows users are doing this
> these days.
> 
Does that mean they're not entitled to warnings?





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