From Newsgroup: news.admin.peering

In article <20250628110044.421e145b@ryz.dorfdsl.de>,
Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> wrote:

On 28.06.2025 00:00 Uhr NovaBBS / RockSolid Security Team wrote:

If you are currently peering with any of these servers, please
disconnect immediately to protect your systems and users.

Which security impact does have an infected NNTP server to a peer?

It can generate any message and offer it to the peer. Where is the real >security problem?

Possible break in on that node.

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In article <wwvikkgdy82.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk>,
Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> writes:

On 28.06.2025 00:00 Uhr NovaBBS / RockSolid Security Team wrote:

If you are currently peering with any of these servers, please
disconnect immediately to protect your systems and users.

Which security impact does have an infected NNTP server to a peer?

It can generate any message and offer it to the peer. Where is the real
security problem?

If the adversary is aware of an (undisclosed) vulnerablity in the peerrCOs >NNTP implementation, they could exploit it.

In this case however the OP hasnrCOt given any detail, nor any explanation >why anyone should listen to them. If theyrCOre the operator of novabbs etc >they could just shut it down themselve. If not then they need to explain
why any of novabbsrCOs peers should pay attention.

I donrCOt peer with novabbs but I wouldnrCOt disable a peer just because of >an unauthenticated and unsupported claim on Usenet.

Something is up.

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