[pptp-server] Yes, blank username/password works!

Adam Tauno Williams adam at morrison-ind.com
Fri Mar 2 15:46:04 CST 2001


>1) If you have configured your PopTop/PPPD system to re-direct PPTP
>tunnel authentication to use the libsmbpw.o lib's (smbpasswd), then your
>system appears to be vulnerable to the blank user/pass exploit mentioned in
>this thread.
>2) Those of you who are still using the chap-secrets file (no re-direct) 
>for tunnel authentication are NOT vulnerable to the blank user/pass
>exploit mentioned in this thread. I just verified this on my PopTop server! 
>I do  >not use the re-direct to libsmbpw.o

FWIW, I've tested my ppp/pptpd modified for LDAP authentication and been unable
to duplicate this exploit.

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Morrison Industries
1825 Monroe Ave NW.
Grand Rapids, MI. 49505



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