[expert] Security warnings

[Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Hi Gang,

I keep getting this in my mail and also in my logs.  Is this normal?

*** Diff Check, Wed Jul  5 04:01:57 EDT 2000 ***


Security Warning: There is modifications for port listening on your machine :
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:www                   *:*      
               LISTEN      747/httpd
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:10000                 *:*      
               LISTEN      784/perl
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:smtp                  *:*      
               LISTEN      718/master
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:cfengine              *:*      
               LISTEN      600/cfd
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:nntp                  *:*      
               LISTEN      587/inetd
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:pop3                  *:*      
               LISTEN      587/inetd
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:telnet                *:*      
               LISTEN      587/inetd
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*      
               LISTEN      587/inetd
                -  Opened ports : tcp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*      
               LISTEN      490/portmap
                -  Opened ports : udp        0      0 *:10000                 *:*      
                           784/perl
                -  Opened ports : udp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*      
                           490/portmap
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:www                   *:*      
               LISTEN      30057/httpd

                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:10000                 *:*      
               LISTEN      825/perl
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:smtp                  *:*      
               LISTEN      748/master
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:cfengine              *:*      
               LISTEN      630/cfd
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:nntp                  *:*      
               LISTEN      617/inetd
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:pop3                  *:*      
               LISTEN      617/inetd
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:telnet                *:*      
               LISTEN      617/inetd
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*      
               LISTEN      617/inetd
                - Closed ports  : tcp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*      
               LISTEN      520/portmap
                - Closed ports  : udp        0      0 *:10000                 *:*      
                           825/perl
                - Closed ports  : udp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*      
                           520/portmap


*** Security Check, Wed Jul  5 04:02:06 EDT 2000 ***


Security Warning: World Writeable files found :
                - /home/bob/http
                - /tmp
                - /tmp/.X11-unix
                - /tmp/.X11-unix/X9
                - /tmp/.font-unix
                - /tmp/.font-unix/fs-1
                - /var/lib/svgalib
                - /var/lib/texmf
                - /var/lib/texmf/ls-R
                - /var/spool/fax/outgoing
                - /var/spool/fax/outgoing/locks
                - /var/spool/postfix/maildrop
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/bounce
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/bsmtp
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/cleanup
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/cyrus
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/defer
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/error
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/ifmail
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/local
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/rewrite
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/smtp
                - /var/spool/postfix/private/uucp
                - /var/spool/postfix/public/pickup
                - /var/spool/postfix/public/qmgr
                - /var/spool/postfix/public/showq
                - /var/spool/samba
                - /var/tmp

These are the ports listening on your machine :
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       
PID/Program name   
tcp        0      0 *:www                   *:*                     LISTEN      
747/httpd           
tcp        0      0 *:10000                 *:*                     LISTEN      
784/perl            
tcp        0      0 *:smtp                  *:*                     LISTEN      
718/master          
tcp        0      0 *:cfengine              *:*                     LISTEN      
600/cfd             
tcp        0      0 *:nntp                  *:*                     LISTEN      
587/inetd           
tcp        0      0 *:pop3                  *:*                     LISTEN      
587/inetd           
tcp        0      0 *:telnet                *:*                     LISTEN      
587/inetd           
tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*                     LISTEN      
587/inetd           
tcp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*                     LISTEN      
490/portmap         
udp        0      0 *:10000                 *:*                                 
784/perl            
udp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*                                 
490/portmap         
raw        0      0 *:icmp                  *:*                     7           -      
             
raw        0      0 *:tcp                   *:*                     7           -      
             

What does this mean?  Should I modify anything?

Bob