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Obtaining Shell Access via AIM?

Posted by Cliff on from the terminals-pah!-that-would-be-too-easy dept.

Quicksilver31337 asks: "I have recently been faced with a challenge of getting shell access via a AIM(for mobile access purposes), where Perl would be used to recieve messages (prolly from specified users only) over AIM, and pass them as shell commands, and finally, returning output to the user over AIM again. Its seems to be possible to me (maybe using Net::AIM) and I was wondering if anyone has tried something similar with success. Thanks."

2 of 88 comments (clear)

  1. why? by linuxbert · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have to ask why?
    why not just use ssh, or even telnet like a normal person? What posible need could you have to issue commands through an IM program?

    Also given that IM programs are notoriously insecure, what are you gonna do to make sure that your system isnt compromised. AFAIK most im messages are sent in the clear, and are readable by anyone with a sniffer.

  2. Yeah, right by itwerx · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hi, I'm an 31337 cracker who is really, really trying to figure out to get a trojan horse onto a cell phone.
    Hmm, maybe if I rephrased the question as a clever hack I could get Slashdotters to help!
    \/\/007!

    Burn karma, burn!