On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:23 PM, <rb4centos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Mathis
>
> The difference is that CentOS is a general-purpose OS that can be used
> for many things, and has a much bigger installed base. That makes it
> more of a target and would likely be included in scanning tools. A
> custom OS running on a PBX might also have vulnerabilities, but it's
> also probably not a big target because of the diversity of systems out
> there and relative limited utility one would have if such a system
> were compromised.
>
> That you tend to tend to think of it as an "appliance" running the
> phone system does not change the fact that it's actually a full-blown
> server OS with the same issues as other servers.
>
>
> But if you're not connected to the Internet none of of this means anything. CentOS/Asterisk *would* be an appliance under these conditions. There are no "server" vulnerabilities because you're not connected to a LAN.
>
> Apologies if this is unreadable. I'm typing on my Centro and I do that very often.
...and I *don't* do that very often.
--
RonB -- Using CentOS 5.3
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