Re: [cobalt-security] Standard Qube 3 Proxy Server Susceptible to Spammers?

[Jaana Jarve <netcat@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Lanny Gorr wrote:

> I have a standard Qube 3 (no modifications) with all available security
> patches applied.  The proxy server is turned on. It appears to me that a
> spammer may have hacked into this server and is using the proxy server

i wouldn't call it "hacking". abuse of an available resource, but not
hacking.

> Is this a known problem for latest version of Squid on the Qube 3?

it is my understanding that it's not a problem with the squid version,
but a problem of configuration, rather. squid on a Qube does run as an
open proxy by default.


rgds,
netcat