Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread dking
/IP, or to > the original requester. Can anybody answer that, with absolute sureness? > > Robert > > - Original Message - > From: "Dena Whitebirch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:41 PM > Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > >

RE: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Jones, Steven
8>< Really this kind of stuff, whilst annoying and irritating in many ways, is just background noise on todays internet. Patch your boxes, and ignore exploit attempts that affect other platforms. Steve 8>< I have to agree, a handful of years ago when I started on line I

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread dking
tting it in a loop? > > Robert > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > > > > > > I see these all the time myself and to turn the server into a black

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Steve Kemp
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 01:07:32AM +0200, Robert Cates wrote: > OK, you've gone beyond me. What do you mean by blocking the NOP operation > or jmp/mov instruction? How would you do this with an Apache server on a > Linux platform? Presumably meaning that you'd use a rule to block the value '0

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Robert Cates
to my own server, probably even putting it in a loop? Robert - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:01 PM Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > > I see these all the time myself and to turn the server into a black > hole when it comes

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Robert Cates
ster. Can anybody answer that, with absolute sureness? Robert - Original Message - From: "Dena Whitebirch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:41 PM Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > > I was getting pounded by these too and am wondering though if it wor

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread dking
/IP, or to > the original requester. Can anybody answer that, with absolute sureness? > > Robert > > - Original Message - > From: "Dena Whitebirch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:41 PM > Subjec

RE: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Jones, Steven
8>< Really this kind of stuff, whilst annoying and irritating in many ways, is just background noise on todays internet. Patch your boxes, and ignore exploit attempts that affect other platforms. Steve 8>< I have to agree, a handful of years ago when I started on line I

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread dking
tting it in a loop? > > Robert > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > > > > > > I see these all the time myself and to turn the s

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Steve Kemp
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 01:07:32AM +0200, Robert Cates wrote: > OK, you've gone beyond me. What do you mean by blocking the NOP operation > or jmp/mov instruction? How would you do this with an Apache server on a > Linux platform? Presumably meaning that you'd use a rule to block the value '0

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Robert Cates
to my own server, probably even putting it in a loop? Robert - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:01 PM Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > > I see these all the time myself and to turn the server into a b

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Robert Cates
ster. Can anybody answer that, with absolute sureness? Robert - Original Message - From: "Dena Whitebirch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:41 PM Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > > I was getting pounded by these too and am w

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Andy Gardner
http://127.0.0.1 On Jun 7, 2004, at 3:41 PM, Dena Whitebirch wrote: I was getting pounded by these too and am wondering though if it worried anyone else that we might be considered to be attacking Microsoft by doing this rewrite? Might there be a similar way to just 'stop' them like sending th

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread dking
I see these all the time myself and to turn the server into a black hole when it comes to exploitable code is a interesting idea. Blocking the NOP operation by blocking x90 does that pretty nicely on its own, however you could also block a jmp/mov instruction if you really wanted to be 'safe',

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Dena Whitebirch
I was getting pounded by these too and am wondering though if it worried anyone else that we might be considered to be attacking Microsoft by doing this rewrite? Might there be a similar way to just 'stop' them like sending them to /dev/null or something? > http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:R

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Andy Gardner
The only problem I have with using Mod_Rewrite for this sort of thing is if you want to do it to every VirtualHost on your server, and you're a heavy user of Mod_Rewrite, you have to add that entire set to EVERY VirtualHost container, because Mod_Rewrite commands within a VirtualHost container

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Andy Gardner
http://127.0.0.1 On Jun 7, 2004, at 3:41 PM, Dena Whitebirch wrote: I was getting pounded by these too and am wondering though if it worried anyone else that we might be considered to be attacking Microsoft by doing this rewrite? Might there be a similar way to just 'stop' them like sending th

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread dking
I see these all the time myself and to turn the server into a black hole when it comes to exploitable code is a interesting idea. Blocking the NOP operation by blocking x90 does that pretty nicely on its own, however you could also block a jmp/mov instruction if you really wanted to be 'safe',

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Dena Whitebirch
I was getting pounded by these too and am wondering though if it worried anyone else that we might be considered to be attacking Microsoft by doing this rewrite? Might there be a similar way to just 'stop' them like sending them to /dev/null or something? > http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:R

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Andy Gardner
The only problem I have with using Mod_Rewrite for this sort of thing is if you want to do it to every VirtualHost on your server, and you're a heavy user of Mod_Rewrite, you have to add that entire set to EVERY VirtualHost container, because Mod_Rewrite commands within a VirtualHost container

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Andy Gardner
tion looks good to me as well, and I'll add to my config shortly! Thanks again, Robert - Original Message - From: "mimo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Cates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: SEARCH attack Hi

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Robert Cates
Thanks much! The rewrite solution looks good to me as well, and I'll add to my config shortly! Thanks again, Robert - Original Message - From: "mimo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Cates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 2:36

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Andy Gardner
tion looks good to me as well, and I'll add to my config shortly! Thanks again, Robert - Original Message - From: "mimo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Cates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 2:36 PM Subjec

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread Robert Cates
: Monday, June 07, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: SEARCH attack > Hi > > I have noticed the same here -- have a look at this > > http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:RA7huHM9tEoJ:forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D22371+%22SEARCH+/%5Cx90%5Cx02&hl=en > > I liked the rewrite

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 11:42:53 +0200, Robert Cates wrote: > I hoping somebody can both fill me in on what this SEARCH is all about, SEARCH is documented in http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-reschke-webdav-search-latest.html#rfc.section.2 It is a part of an internet draft extending the WebDA

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread mimo
Hi I have noticed the same here -- have a look at this http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:RA7huHM9tEoJ:forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D22371+%22SEARCH+/%5Cx90%5Cx02&hl=en I liked the rewrite solution to throw it to ms... ;) Michael Robert Cates wrote: Hi, I hoping somebody can both fi

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 11:42:53 +0200, Robert Cates wrote: > I hoping somebody can both fill me in on what this SEARCH is all about, SEARCH is documented in http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-reschke-webdav-search-latest.html#rfc.section.2 It is a part of an internet draft extending the WebDA

Re: SEARCH attack

2004-06-07 Thread mimo
Hi I have noticed the same here -- have a look at this http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:RA7huHM9tEoJ:forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D22371+%22SEARCH+/%5Cx90%5Cx02&hl=en I liked the rewrite solution to throw it to ms... ;) Michael Robert Cates wrote: Hi, I hoping somebody can both fi