While most people know better than attacking 127.0.0.1, it's important to note that in some operating systems (Windows, and a few others, but normally not *nix), anything in 127.* is loopback.
Its a lot easier to trick someone into attacking, say, 127.36.120.67, than 127.0.0.1. Just a thought. On 5/2/05, vulcanius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In some senses it seems like it may be worthy of a Darwin award. > > On 5/2/05, Schmehl, Paul L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:18 PM > > > To: Schmehl, Paul L > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] The best hacker ever ! > > > > > > On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:34:42 CDT, Paul Schmehl said: > > > > --On Friday, April 29, 2005 03:11:16 PM -0400 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Obligatory security reference: All too soon, we'll have to be > > > > > securing our systems against this guy's kids.... > > > > > > > > yyyyeaaahhhhh.....like that'll be a chore...... > > > > > > Just remember Paul - his kids might apply to UT Dallas and > > > get accepted. I never > > > *said* his kids would be the attackers, did I? :) > > > > > I think some of his relatives already have. :-) > > > > Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Adjunct Information Security Officer > > The University of Texas at Dallas > > AVIEN Founding Member > > http://www.utdallas.edu/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
