gar... I missed BOTH defcon 10 and BHB this year... anyway, Regarding changing the ROM, I was refering to using TFTP to lead a new Flash ROM, which can be done remotely... And Ron, am I understanding you to say that JetDirect have telnet functionality built in? Also, apoligies for thinking this might be an original idea... I really had never heard of it being done to any stand alone printers...
Nick Jacobsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nick Jacobsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:13 AM Subject: Re: Using a Stand-Alone Network Printer as a network attack entry point? > Nick, > This idea has been discussed in great detail at Defcon 10, and numerous > other venues. I'm surprised you have never heard of it before. In fact at > Defcon 10 new tools and methods were discussed. There were 2 panels that > dealt with it, one was called attacking embeded systems, and the other was > called network devices. I suggest you get your hands on a copy of the CD > that was distributed at defcon. It contains all the slides used in > presentations, and a lot of tools, and references. > > Vlad G. > > On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, > Nick Jacobsen wrote: > > > Hi all... > > I came up with an idea, one that I've never heard discussed, of possibly > > modifying a stand-alone network printer (like most of the high-end office > > printers, hereafter referred to as a "SNP") to act as a full point to point > > proxy, or at least a simple pass through to the port and IP you specify in > > some sort of configuration. The idea here would be to take a SNP and modify > > a ROM image for the specific printer to include the proxy functionality. I > > realize this could turn out to be quite difficult, but at the same time, it > > would provide a way into the internal network when no others are available. > > Any comments are most DEFINITELY welcome, flames less so, but if it's a > > stupid idea, let me know... > > > > Nick Jacobsen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) > > Service. For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which > > automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: > > https://alerts.securityfocus.com/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service. For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/
