[rescue] Solaris 10 Remote-Root Exploit

der Mouse mouse at Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA
Wed Feb 14 10:09:29 CST 2007


>> Some would argue it never should have been enabled in the first
>> place.
> Is anyone suggesting that telnet ever be enabled on a system that
> comes with a working ssh out of the box?

I am.

It still has its uses, even though general-purpose remote login is no
longer one of them.  With suitable care for who's allowed to log in via
it, and/or with suitable isolation from networks bearing untrusted
users, it's still got a place.

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