Comments on: Worm targets Solaris telnet bug

A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun Microsystems' operating system to propagate.

[rapier1]

Telnet

If anyone is still using telnet then they should expect issues like
this. Its an inherently insecure protocol which is easily replaced
(with additional functionality) with SSH. Since free, well supported,
and well tested SSH implementations exist for most every platform
there is really no reason to maintain telnet service unless some sort
of critical legacy application demands it.

[alegr]

Luckily, Solaris share is too small.

I Solaris were as much present these days as NT4 and Window2000 were when their infamous worm stroke, the impact would be as severe.

[RompStar_420]

no one in their right mind uses telnet

No one uses Telnet, that's clear text.... and anyone listening on a network could easily pickup the ID and password.

[RompStar_420]

no one in their right mind uses telnet

No one uses Telnet, that's clear text.... and anyone listening on a network could easily pickup the ID and password.