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RE: VmWare and Pen-test Learning
From: "Erin Carroll" <amoeba () amoebazone com>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 17:58:41 -0700
Welcome to the pen-test world John. Now before everyone freaks out about why I let essentially a basic newbie question on the list here's why and what kind of responses I was hoping for: I like to play pool. But in order to get better I do lots of drills of simple shots over and over. Some people prefer to practice in other ways. In a similar vein, what types of exercises should John do to increase his skills and expand his knowledge? I know how I practice my pen-test skills to stay sharp but hearing some other methods people use might give me some ideas or other ways to tackle things. So, he's got Vmware and a couple of images to play with. What kinds of drills should he work on? -- Erin Carroll Moderator SecurityFocus pen-test list "Do Not Taunt Happy-Fun Ball"
-----Original Message----- From: IRM [mailto:irm () iinet net au] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 1:58 AM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Hi all, I would like to learn about Penetration testing or maybe Vulnerability Assessment (?) or whatever it is called. I have set up a few machines on VMWare - Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server and Solaris 9.0. These machines are unpatched with no updates or service pack. Basically what I would like to achieve in this task is to demonstrate that these machine are not secured. Thus by using a well-known exploit that are available in the public space , people can easily exploit the system and gain administrator privilege either by Local exploit or Remote Exploit. Now, the question is that, where to start? Can people suggest me where should I start? Should I start using Nessus and identify all the vulnerabilities that are applicable on these machines? And start to do some research on securityfocus.com i.e. to find the exploit? Or maybe if there is a list of vulnerabilities for each of the operating system, I think that would be great! Because I know that Unicode Exploit on IIS 4.0 is quite famous at that time. Is there similar thing on Windows 2003? Is there a list available like TOP 10 Exploit or something? Cheers, John -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Concerned about Web Application Security? Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the Analyst's Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications continue to rise, you need to proactively protect your applications from hackers. Cenzic has the most comprehensive solutions to meet your application security penetration testing and vulnerability management needs. You have an option to go with a managed service (Cenzic ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software (Cenzic Hailstorm). Download FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can help you: http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm your results from other product. Contact us at request () cenzic com for details. -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/2006
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Current thread:
- VmWare and Pen-test Learning IRM (Aug 06)
- RE: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Erin Carroll (Aug 06)
- Re: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (Aug 07)
- RE: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Erin Carroll (Aug 07)
- RE: VmWare and Pen-test Learning IRM (Aug 07)
- Re: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Chris Gates (Aug 08)
- Re: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (Aug 07)
- Re: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (Aug 07)
- Re: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Lee Lawson (Aug 07)
- RE: VmWare and Pen-test Learning Erin Carroll (Aug 06)
- RE: VmWare and Pen-test Learning salexander (Aug 07)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: RE: VmWare and Pen-test Learning krymson (Aug 07)