Re: Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-29 Thread Dale Amon
On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 12:08:01AM +0200, Lupe Christoph wrote: On Saturday, 2002-09-28 at 18:33:43 +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: Previously Lupe Christoph wrote: Opinions? Comments? Does it really matter? Well it may collide with a service started after it that wants this

Re: Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-29 Thread Dale Amon
On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 12:08:01AM +0200, Lupe Christoph wrote: On Saturday, 2002-09-28 at 18:33:43 +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: Previously Lupe Christoph wrote: Opinions? Comments? Does it really matter? Well it may collide with a service started after it that wants this

Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-28 Thread Lupe Christoph
Hi! I'm running chkrootkit on my workstation, just for testing. After the last reboot it found: Checking `bindshell'... INFECTED (PORTS: 600) Slightly shocking on a workstation without direct Internet connectivity. Doing an lsof -i :600 showed rpc.statd using this port. Huh? Why a low port?

Re: Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-28 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Lupe Christoph wrote: Opinions? Comments? Does it really matter? Wichert. -- _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] This space intentionally left occupied \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.wiggy.net/ | |

Re: Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-28 Thread Lupe Christoph
On Saturday, 2002-09-28 at 18:33:43 +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: Previously Lupe Christoph wrote: Opinions? Comments? Does it really matter? Well it may collide with a service started after it that wants this particular privileged port. I also believe that services that do not require a

Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-28 Thread Lupe Christoph
Hi! I'm running chkrootkit on my workstation, just for testing. After the last reboot it found: Checking `bindshell'... INFECTED (PORTS: 600) Slightly shocking on a workstation without direct Internet connectivity. Doing an lsof -i :600 showed rpc.statd using this port. Huh? Why a low port?

Re: Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-28 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Lupe Christoph wrote: Opinions? Comments? Does it really matter? Wichert. -- _ /[EMAIL PROTECTED] This space intentionally left occupied \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.wiggy.net/ | |

Re: Why does rpc.statd need a privileged port?

2002-09-28 Thread Lupe Christoph
On Saturday, 2002-09-28 at 18:33:43 +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: Previously Lupe Christoph wrote: Opinions? Comments? Does it really matter? Well it may collide with a service started after it that wants this particular privileged port. I also believe that services that do not require a