Re: sshd doing dns queries on localhost?

From: Nickolay A. Kritsky (nkritsky_at_internethelp.ru)
Date: 05/26/03

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    Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 21:05:59 +0400
    To: Fernando Schapachnik <fernando@mecon.gov.ar>
    
    

    Hello Fernando,

    FAQ.
    for example see
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    http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/search.cgi?words=sshd+resolv.conf+privsep&max=25&sort=score&index=all&source=freebsd-security
    ;-------
    (URL can be wrapped)

    Monday, May 26, 2003, 8:32:55 PM, you wrote:

    FS> Hi,
    FS> I noted on my 4.7 machines that when a ssh conection is made, the
    FS> following PTR query happens (10.11.1.11 is the src address in the example):

    FS> 13:23:21.120290 PUBLIC_IP.4523 > PUBLIC_IP.53: 52788+ PTR?
    FS> 11.1.11.10.in-addr.arpa. (41)
    FS> 13:23:21.120517 PUBLIC_IP.4524 > PUBLIC_IP.53: 52788+ PTR?
    FS> 11.1.11.10.in-addr.arpa. (41)
    FS> 13:23:21.120683 PUBLIC_IP.4525 > PUBLIC_IP.53: 52788+ PTR?
    FS> 11.1.11.10.in-addr.arpa. (41)
    FS> 13:23:21.120784 PUBLIC_IP.4526 > PUBLIC_IP.53: 52788+ PTR?
    FS> 11.1.11.10.in-addr.arpa. (41)

    FS> This is very weird because resolv.conf points to another server. Also,
    FS> the capture is from lo0.

    FS> Not that I see a security problem here (just the annoyance of this
    FS> filling my log_in_vain logs), but I'm curious about the reason; at least didn't
    FS> find any clue looking at source.

    FS> May 26 13:23:21 X /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP PUBLIC_IP:53 from PUBLIC_IP:4523
    FS> May 26 13:23:21 X /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP PUBLIC_IP:53 from PUBLIC_IP:4524
    FS> May 26 13:23:21 X /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP PUBLIC_IP:53 from PUBLIC_IP:4525
    FS> May 26 13:23:21 X /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP PUBLIC_IP:53 from PUBLIC_IP:4526

    FS> Thanks for any pointer!

    FS> Regards!

    FS> Fernando.
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