[AusNOG] Pen Testing Tools

[Tim Warnock]

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|From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Bob Purdon
|Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 9:06 AM
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| Absolutely – I have seen something as simple as an nmap port scan tickle a latent bug and cause widespread service interruptions.
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| It wasn’t just a ping sweep – I think it was a TCP scan from memory.  
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| Yes, it was good to find the bug and get the vendor to fix it, but finding it in a more controlled manner would have produced a better outcome :)
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| (and no, it wasn’t me that did this port scan, but I did find out about it very quickly after it happened)

Nmap looking for open ssh ports... Who knew doing that twice would trigger the watchdog to reboot the device. It was a bit scary watching 100+ CPE reboot themselves. *sigh*