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# Linux Penetration Testing

## Methodology

* Kernel and distribution release details
* System Information:
* Hostname
* Networking details:
* Current IP
* Default route details
* DNS server information
* User Information:
* Current user details
* Last logged on users
* Shows users logged onto the host
* List all users including uid/gid information
* List root accounts
* Extracts password policies and hash storage method information
* Checks umask value
* Checks if password hashes are stored in /etc/passwd
* Extract full details for 'default' uid's such as 0, 1000, 1001 etc
* Attempt to read restricted files i.e. /etc/shadow
* List current users history files (i.e .bash\_history, .nano\_history, .mysql\_history , etc.)
* Basic SSH checks
* Privileged access:
* Which users have recently used sudo
* Determine if /etc/sudoers is accessible
* Determine if the current user has Sudo access without a password
* Are known 'good' breakout binaries available via Sudo (i.e. nmap, vim etc.)
* Is root's home directory accessible
* List permissions for /home/
* Environmental:
* Display current $PATH
* Displays env information
* Jobs/Tasks:
* List all cron jobs
* Locate all world-writable cron jobs
* Locate cron jobs owned by other users of the system
* List the active and inactive systemd timers
* Services:
* List network connections (TCP & UDP)
* List running processes
* Lookup and list process binaries and associated permissions
* List inetd.conf/xined.conf contents and associated binary file permissions
* List init.d binary permissions
* Version Information (of the following):
* Sudo
* MYSQL
* Postgres
* Apache
  * Checks user config
  * Shows enabled modules
  * Checks for htpasswd files
  * View www directories
* Default/Weak Credentials:
* Checks for default/weak Postgres accounts
* Checks for default/weak MYSQL accounts
* Searches:
* Locate all SUID/GUID files
* Locate all world-writable SUID/GUID files
* Locate all SUID/GUID files owned by root
* Locate 'interesting' SUID/GUID files (i.e. nmap, vim etc)
* Locate files with POSIX capabilities
* List all world-writable files
* Find/list all accessible \*.plan files and display contents
* Find/list all accessible \*.rhosts files and display contents
* Show NFS server details
* Locate *.conf and* .log files containing keyword supplied at script runtime
* List all \*.conf files located in /etc
* Locate mail
* Platform/software specific tests:
* Checks to determine if we're in a Docker container
* Checks to see if the host has Docker installed
* Checks to determine if we're in an LXC container


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