Category Archives: Server Security

Security issues relating to Internet facing servers.

Real Audio Server Compromised

Case Study Real Audio Server Compromised This client was running the Real Audio server and left the administration server running. The RealAudio system is administered through a dedicated port on the server. Once the attacker was able to guess the … Continue reading

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Sendmail e-mail Server Commandeered

Case Study Sendmail e-mail Server Commandeered In this case a spammer had successfully exploited a vulnerability in the server code which allowed the sender to use the client’s machine for sending hundreds of thousands of spam. The tremendous load on … Continue reading

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