Re: [Full-Disclosure] Transamericana.org

From: Michael Rutledge (michael4447_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/29/05

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    Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:58:36 -0600
    To: Antonio Henrique Oliveira <tat@postmark.net>
    
    

    Actually, I forgot about this discussion going on (message thread
    "[Full-Disclosure] ICMP Covert channels question")

    It seems cyberpixl is doing research creating a covert channel using
    icmp packets. Since ping uses ICMP, maybe he is playing on your box.
    :)

    -Michael

    On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:45:00 +0100, cyberpixl <cyberpixl@gmail.com> wrote:
    > I've been doing some research on creating covert channels using icmp
    > packets and a bounce server and so far everything worked fine. I can
    > contact my web server through a bounce server outside of my network
    > (like www.google.com or whatever). In my current setup both client and
    > target are located in the same network and comunicate through the
    > bounce server using icmp packets.
    >
    > Now, would it be possible to access a server behind a firewall, that
    > normally isn't accessable, using this technique, if i'm outside of the
    > target network?
    >
    > Assume there is a local machine (our target) with ip 192.168.0.2 that
    > is connected to the internet using a router 192.168.0.1/88.88.88.88
    > (that is not blocking icmp packets) and my machine is say,
    > 33.33.33.33. If i then send an icmp packet to the 88.88.88.88 router
    > with source ip set to 192.168.0.2, would it forward that packet to the
    > host in its local network, or will it discard it? Is there any way to
    > deliver my packet to that local machine?
    > _______________________________________________
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    > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
    >

    On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:53:31 -0600, Michael Rutledge
    <michael4447@gmail.com> wrote:
    > This may be a stretch (a large stretch), but someone could have
    > planted something on your Windows box that is using pings as a covert
    > channel (given that person has also taken control of the webserver
    > that hosts transamericana.org and can watch the connection logs). Do
    > you have a capture of the pings for someone to do a frequency analysis
    > on?
    >
    > Also, you may want to post a list of your currently running processes
    > in hopes someone may spot something that looks wrong.
    >
    > -Michael
    >
    > On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:03:39 +0000, Antonio Henrique Oliveira
    > <tat@postmark.net> wrote:
    > > Gregh wrote:
    > > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > > From: "Antonio Henrique Oliveira" <tat@postmark.net>
    > > > To: <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
    > > > Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:46 PM
    > > > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Transamericana.org
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >>Dear all,
    > > >>
    > > >>Please excuse me if this is a bit off-topic, but since this is the only
    > > >>IT related mailing list I subscribe (apart from Secunia's) I decided to
    > > >>post here.
    > > >>
    > > >>From sometime ago (I cannot determine exactly when this started to
    > > >>happen), my workstation (WinXP SP2 PT, fully patched) has been sending
    > > >>out ping requests to www.transamericana.org when I login to the machine
    > > >>(right at the beginning of the login process, and only at that time).
    > > >>
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Perchance is your DNS hosted there? Eg, your ISP's DNS servers?
    > > >
    > > > Greg.
    > > No. The Linux box runs bind for the internal (and external) networks and
    > > does direct queries to the root servers, not using our ISP's DNS. The
    > > internal network is configured with DHCP and the DNS server for all
    > > hosts is set to the linux box internal address. Also, my workstation
    > > (and there are 5 more) is the only one doing this.
    > >
    > > Regards,
    > > --
    > > Anto'nio Henrique A. Proenca de Oliveira
    > >
    > > "Although we can never go back, like an old sweet song with a strong
    > > refrain, memories remain" - (Someone)
    > >
    > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
    > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
    > > $Id: .signature,v 1.3 2004/07/14 08:08:10 tat Exp tat $
    > >
    > > _______________________________________________
    > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
    > > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
    > >
    >
    _______________________________________________
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