Re: Unsecure Ftpd on HP PSC 2510 Printer

[KF_lists <kf_lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excuse me... Hijetter.exe uses port 9100 to dump files off... however 
you CAN retrieve them via port 21 AFTER dumping them off via port 9100.

-KF

Lawrence MacIntyre wrote:
> A write-only ftp server doesn't seem like a good place to do that since 
> you can't get them back out...
>
> (nice try, though...)
>
> KF_lists wrote:
>
> > Nothing like someone using the memory on your printer to stash a few 
> > files...
> >
> > http://www.phenoelit.de/hp/docu.html
> > -KF
> >
> > Lawrence MacIntyre wrote:
> >
> > > So why is this insecure?  Why is this different from port 631 (ipp) or
> > > port 515 (lpd)?  It's a printer.  You give it a file, it prints it.  The
> > > port or protocol it uses is immaterial...
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 15:26 -0600, Justin Rush wrote:
> > >
> > > > Product Name: HP PSC 2510
> > > > Summary: Ftp print service is not configurable
> > > >
> > > >     This printer comes with an ftp daemon which allows anonymous
> > > > access, and drops the user into a write only directory.  By default
> > > > anyone from anywhere can drop a file into this directory and the
> > > > printer will print the document.  There is no documentation about
> > > > this feature, nor is there anyway to change (enable/disable) it
> > > > via any of their software or on the printer itself.  HP Tech.
> > > > support says that if you don't want this feature then you should
> > > > hook up the printer as a local printer, however this printer
> > > > comes with both wireless and wired connectors on the back.
> > > >
> > > > Justin Rush
> > > > jrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx