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2002 Nov 21
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Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN) vulnerability
...port of the TCP packets.
The Raptor Firewall is known to be vulnerable to this flaw,
as may others be.
An attacker may use this flaw to establish spoofed connections
to the remote host.
Solution : If you are using a Raptor Firewall, see
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/bulletin/archive/firewall/082002firewall.ht
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or else contact your vendor for a patch
Risk factor : High
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1) Could Shorewall be contributing this problem? I don''t understand
what the role of a firewall is in generating ISNs.
2) Does shorewall implicitly defend against spoofing?
Thanks.
David
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