As we are looking at servers, we want to look at some of the platform characteristics that we can encounter when we are testing servers.
These are the older Windows servers, that is, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. Even though the Windows 2000 server has been out for many years, it is not uncommon to find one when you are testing. This is especially true when you are testing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. It is quite common to see these systems on SCADA networks. As you may recall, we covered using the tool Shodan earlier in the book to search for SCADA systems, so you can refer to that if you need a refresher.
The Windows Server 2003 platform has had a number of vulnerabilities that we might be able to leverage. We have covered a number of methods to do this, so when you encounter any of these machines, you can use those techniques to discover potential exploits.