Re: [cobalt-users] Active System Attack Query

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Gilles Dumangin wrote:

> Same here, I get about 2-10 scans a day on port 111. I'd appreciate to know 
> why. It comes from Brazil, Argentina, France and other places

Because there is a very common exploit possible on that port on many
machines....

gsh

http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000719a
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/redhat_advisory-572.html

(Before you ask, yes, cobalt's patches fix it, as long as you actually
installed the updates ;)

gsh