Pen Test mistake

From: Jeff Johnson (webproze_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/21/03

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    Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:47:41 -0700 (PDT)
To: pen-test@securityfocus.com

    Let's just say, for theoretical purposes, that you
    were contracted to perform a penetration test on a
    company. After receiving the IP range from the
    company, you begin the test. You're well into the
    test and find several vulnerable servers, which you
    promptly own six ways from Sunday. Then a co-worker
    wanders into your company's lab and looks over your
    shoulder and advises you that the hosts that you're
    owning are a single digit in the subnet off from the
    hosts you're supposed to be attacking.

    Example, I've owned 192.168.10.35, when in actuality I
    was supposed to be owning 192.168.11.35.

    How do you handle this situation?

    My vote is to contact the owners of the site, advise
    them honestly of the mistake, offer assistance (free
    of charge of course) in correcting the security
    problem you used to own them, and walk away a bit the
    wiser.

    Anyone else have any better advice?

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