exploiting kernel

[Avleen Vig]

On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 05:41:22PM +1000, Timothy Smith wrote:
> for security, generally the kernel and base is not the biggest concern, it is ports.
> read this section on keeping your ports up to date
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html
> 
> and this info is on securing the system in general
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security-advisories.html
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/securing-freebsd.html
> 
> if you have already been broken into, some details on what happened
> will help us advise you on what they probably used.

I think he's asking "How do I break into a freebsd box?".
I'm very wary of answering such questions, even when someone is asking
for the pupose of securing a box.