Phishing - Linux boxes are vulnerable

Mike Wright mike.wright at mailinator.com
Thu Oct 4 19:09:26 UTC 2007


Jacques B. wrote:
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> I'm no expert on this topic. But I do know a case where the
> application that was running on the web server was exploited due to a
> vulnerability in that application, not in Apache or the Linux box.  I
> suspect that is the case more often than not.  Someone compromises a
> web site that is running a vulnerable application.  That site happens
> to be hosted on a Linux box (because let's face it, a lot of web
> servers out there run on *nix).
> 

Hi Jacques.

I think you're right on the money there.  Google for phpbb and hack for 
an example of your point.

Mike Wright :m)




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