full-disclosure - Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default

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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:50:12 +0100
From: Mario Vilas <mvilas@...il.com>
To: Dave <mrx@...pergander.org.uk>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default

The guest account has no password, but it's not possible to login remotely
with ssh.

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Dave <mrx@...pergander.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> What is the password for this guest account?
> Is the password random generated?
>
> Is remote access of any kind enabled by default for this guest account?
>
> In what way is the guest account different from any of the half dozen or
> so other accounts(with the obvious exception of access rights)
> created during a default Ubuntu install?
>
> How insecure is it really?
>
> I am not an Ubuntu expert so these are genuine questions, I am far to busy
> to research this at this time so I ask these questions in the hope
> than an Ubuntu Guru comes forth and either allays all my/your/our fears(if
> they exist) or scares me/us into action.
>
> regards
> Dave
>



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