DVL 1.5 (Infectious Disease)
Today DamnVulnerableLinux version 1.5 was released, linux distribution that offers a learning environment directly out of the box.
If there is a phrase that describes in the best way the distribution, it has to be the one from LinuxTracker:
Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL) is everything a good Linux distribution isn’t. Its developers have spent hours stuffing it with broken, ill-configured, outdated, and exploitable software that makes it vulnerable to attacks. DVL isn’t built to run on your desktop — it’s a learning tool for security students.
To be honest I didn’t play with it till now (even if have been a user of the website for a year or so) because off limited free time that I’ve got. But in the near future (hope so) I will give it a shot, you know demonstrate my “talents” to my work colleague, maybe even do a video to help out DVL.
More specific info about included vulnerabilities/tools you can find on this page, but just up to version 1.4, and the download mirrors can be found here.
If this is an unknown domain for you (security) I would recommend you firstly to start out with some basics before even taking a glimpse at DVL. In such a case you might be interested in David Melnichuk book The Hacker’s Underground Handbook.
Before I forget… You would highly be appreciated for seeding the torrent, not just leeching it, because the free stuff never gets seeded well, IMO.
