[rescue] Network aware power switch?

Thomas Gallaway rescue at port11.net
Sat Dec 20 18:08:13 CST 2003


Like a APC Masterswitch?

On Nov 22, 2003, at 10:05 AM, brooke wrote:

> Anyone know of a network aware power switch? (Something where power 
> can be killed/popped on remotely)
>
> I ended up getting a root shell on the indy by using the telnetd 
> exploit. Everything's cool now, and I didn't even have to open the 
> case. In case anyone's interested, here's how I got in:
>
> take delivery of indy (with no passwords included)
> find out all guest/regular accounts are disabled
> try to boot singleuser from bootprom
> boot prom to sash
> cat /etc/shadow from sash
> run john on powerbook overnight to see if passwords are 
> crackable/common
> exploit bug in telnetd to get root shell with a buffer overflow
> modify /etc/shadow so I can let myself in
> play with new indy!
>
> Thanks for all the pointers, I had fun trying to break into the box 
> without actually opening it up or resorting to booting a cd.
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