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Date:      Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:47:21 -0400
From:      Carl Schmidt <lists@slackerbsd.org>
To:        Adam Clark <chumblybum@optushome.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ports that show up "filtered" in nmap when there is no service running on that port
Message-ID:  <20010418114721.A34816@slackerbsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <001801c0c813$fac6a4b0$0200a8c0@bootcamp>; from chumblybum@optushome.com.au on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 12:29:25AM %2B1000
References:  <001801c0c813$fac6a4b0$0200a8c0@bootcamp>

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Because you're from @home and @home does some port filtering at a higher le=
vel.
If you nmap 24.40.72.54 (my machine, you may if you want, use -T Polite tho=
ugh
=3D)) you'll see what I mean.

Carl Schmidt
http://slackerbsd.org/

On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 12:29:25AM +1000, Adam Clark wrote:
>=20
> Hey,
>     I have a default catchall ipfilter rule and when I nmap my box
> it returns:
>=20
> Starting nmap V. 2.52 by fyodor@insecure.org ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ )
> Interesting ports on MyHost  ( MYIP ):
> (The 1515 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
> Port       State       Service
> 25/tcp     filtered    smtp
> 137/tcp    filtered    netbios-ns
> 138/tcp    filtered    netbios-dgm
> 139/tcp    filtered    netbios-ssn
> 1080/tcp   filtered    socks
>=20
> Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 23 seconds
>=20
> yet all those services are not running on my machine, why would these app=
ear
> as filtered?
> it obviously drops the packet before IPFILTER can even analyse it
>=20
> version:
> FreeBSD milkrun.wiggedy 4.3-RC FreeBSD 4.3-RC #6: Fri Apr 13 20:48:43 EST
> 2001     root@milkrun.wiggedy:/usr/src/sys/compile/CYZZAATHOME  i386
>=20
> Although this a a very upto date build of freebsd, i have seen this in
> versions all the way back to the 4.0 iso release
>=20
> I have many services running, like web and ftp. but they dont show up.
> I havent got special rules for these services.
>=20
> if I telnet into 23 I get this
> 16/04/2001 14:52:14.372837 rl0 @5:10 b src-ip,3734 -> my-ip,23 PR tcp len=
 20
> 44 -S IN
>=20
>  if I telnet into 25, it doesnt even show up in the log
> which proves my point about there is something BEFORE ipf that is deciding
> what to do with these
> packets
>=20
> These are the rules I am using
> block return-rst in log on rl0 proto tcp all
> block return-icmp-as-dest(port-unr) in log on rl0 proto udp all
>=20
> they are the last in the set apart from the out rules which are
> pass out quick on rl0 proto tcp  from my-ip/32 to any keep state
> pass out quick on rl0 proto udp  from my-ip/32 to any keep state
> pass out quick on rl0 proto icmp from my-ip/32 to any keep state
>=20
> so every packet that comes in the interface gets reset
> hence all packets should be the same and should come up CLOSED by nmap not
> filtered
>=20
> Adam

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