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

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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:53:41 -0600
From: C de-Avillez <cerda@....org>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Ubuntu 11.10 now unsecure by default

On 17/11/11 12:14, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:50:12 +0100, Mario Vilas said:
>> The guest account has no password, but it's not possible to login remotely
>> with ssh.
> 
> Well.. out of the box, anyhow.
> 
> The problem is that if you install Ubuntu on a server (as lots of people do)
> and enable ssh so you can remotely admin the server, you can find yourself shot
> in the foot if you don't realize there's a passwordless guest account.

There is no guest account on an Ubuntu server, so at least there
this is not a real/perceived risk.

Cheers,


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