Re: TELNET and SMTP

From: Marco Ivaldi (raptor@mediaservice.net)
Date: Mon Jul 09 2007 - 04:38:43 EDT


On Sat, 7 Jul 2007, StaticRez wrote:

> If the remote box does have port 23 open, then there's some brute
> forcing that can be done with the telnet login. check out "brutus" under
> "Priviledge Escalation" on my tool list for info on brute forcing telnet
> with brutus.
>
> http://www.staticrez.org/toolkit.php

The brutus.pl script (http://www.0xdeadbeef.info/code/brutus.pl) also
supports the following user enumeration methods via SMTP:

1) VRFY/EXPN. Well-known way to enumerate valid usernames, useful with
    unsecured SMTP servers.

2) RCPT TO. In some cases, this may be used to perform enumeration of
    valid OS usernames (http://seclists.org/pen-test/2007/May/0228.html).

Cheers,

-- 
Marco Ivaldi, OPST
Chief Security Officer    Data Security Division
@ Mediaservice.net Srl    http://mediaservice.net/
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