RE: penetration test in a Windows 2000/NT network

From: Romes, Randall J. (Rromes_at_larsonallen.com)
Date: 05/14/03

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    Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 16:35:07 -0500
    
    

     
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    Try searching for SQL servers with SA accounts that have no password. By
    accessing these you can use the extended stored procedures to create local
    user accounts and add them to the local administrator's group. Then map a
    drive and dump what ever you want from the box-->sensitive files, the SAM...
    Nessus will find these, or eEye has a tool called Retina-SQL worm scanner
    that will find these accounts.

    Depending on the size of the network and the number of "servers" you can
    usually find a box with local account passwords that are applicable to
    domain accounts (Domain administrators...).

    You can also use NBTEnum to query Windows boxes for:
    - - user accounts
    - - groups and group memberships
    - - shares
    - - lockout policy
    - -->the tool can also be used to check all accounts for passwords that are
    <null> or the same as the user id.

    Again, you can usually find boxes these weak passwords.

    Randy Romes, CISSP, MCP
    Larson Allen Information Security Services Group
    http://www.larsonallen.com/technology/index.asp
    rromes@larsonallen.com
    612.397.3114

    - -----Original Message-----
    From: Ballowe, Charles [mailto:CBallowe@usg.com]
    Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 4:11 PM
    To: 'heron heron'; pen-test@securityfocus.com
    Subject: RE: penetration test in a Windows 2000/NT network

    This sounds like a test from within the company. As it seems that
    you will have physical access to facilities etc, would it be possible
    for you to install something like a hardware key logger on a network
    administrators workstation?

    If someone has physical access to the LAN, I don't see why they couldn't
    place devices on peoples systems. It may violate the rules for this
    particular pen-test, but is something to think about. I see that you've
    specified that physical access to Win2k systems is possible, and are
    interested in not modifying the administrator account -- hardware keyloggers
    seem like an ideal solution.

    What about wireless sniffers? Does the target use any wireless networking
    at their facility?

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: heron heron [mailto:h.heron@firemail.de]
    > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 8:30 AM
    > To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: penetration test in a Windows 2000/NT network
    >
    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > I will accomplish a penetration test in a Windows 2000/NT
    > network shortly. A
    > goal is to get confidential information (files) and if
    > possible get admin
    > rights. I will be with my computers in the LAN. A computer
    > for normal uses (thus
    > no Admin access) is likewise put to me at the disposal.
    >
    > Is there a possibility on a Windows 2000 computers (physical
    > access is possible)
    > to attain admin rights without to overwrite the admin
    > account. Background: I
    > would like try to crack the password of the local admin (e.g.
    > by means of pwdump
    > and John). There ist the possibility that all admin passwords
    > (also for the
    > domain) is alike.
    >
    > Is there a tool, with which I can crack NTLMv2 hashes.
    > Background: I will try to
    > sniff hashes during the registration at the DC (e.g. CAIN,
    > ettercap) and to
    > crack them. Unfortunately me is still no tool known in order
    > to crack NTLMv2
    > hashes.
    >
    > A further possibility at to come to information, would be the
    > employment of a
    > SMB Proxy. By ARP Spoofing it would be nevertheless
    > theoretically possible to
    > intercept the LM/NTLM(v1/v2) authentication . Then the
    > attacker could itself
    > instead announce at the server. Does it give there already
    > such a Tool?
    >
    > Who has suggestions? For Tools please give always in the Web
    > URL (if possible of
    > the programmer).
    >
    > Greeting
    > Heron
    >
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