http://www.newit.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1810.0 any use??


On Sun, 2011-05-15 at 14:09 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
> Reset requires the jtag.  there is no way to plug into another linux
> box. It has ethernet, usb host, esata, and jtag. 
> 
> On 15/05/2011 2:00 PM, "Steve Holdoway" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2011-05-15 at 11:56 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
> >> I am a bit reluctant to ask this, but I see no other way out. If
> >> people know the answer but don't want to publicly display their
> >> cracking skills, feel free to email me offlist.
> >> 
> >> I have a guruplug server which is a plug device, runs linux.
> Trouble
> >> is I reset the root password to something I have forgotten. There
> is
> >> no way to boot it in single user mode, or any other boot hacks that
> >> one might employ on a x86 machine. The only way in is a proprietary
> >> jtag connector which is <<expensive>> and needs to be shipped from
> >> somewhere else in the world.
> >> 
> >> The only way I can think of getting in is that it runs ssh by
> default,
> >> and I need to do a dictionary attack. Can anyone tell me where to
> get
> >> software that might do this?
> >> 
> >> ports open are:
> >> 
> >> nick@dell:~$ nmap 192.168.1.1
> >> 
> >> Starting Nmap 5.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-05-15 11:53 NZST
> >> Interesting ports on 192.168.1.1:
> >> Not shown: 993 closed ports
> >> PORT STATE SERVICE
> >> 21/tcp open ftp
> >> 22/tcp open ssh
> >> 53/tcp open domain
> >> 80/tcp open http
> >> 111/tcp open rpcbind
> >> 139/tcp open netbios-ssn
> >> 445/tcp open microsoft-ds
> >> 
> >> So if it's easier to do with ftp, thats an option too.
> >> 
> > Is it just running as a web server? If so, is there the possibility
> of
> > saving the content, and then performing a reset? The passwd()
> function
> > is set to have an increasing delay after each incorrect password
> which
> > is going to cause you more and more frustration if attempting to
> crack
> > using a single process in a serial manner.
> > 
> > Just as a completely off the wall suggestion, you don't see any of
> the
> > drives when plugged into another linux box do you??
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > 
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> > 
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