Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 23:01:47 -0600 (CST) From: User Toasty <toasty@shell.dragondata.com> To: tom@uniserve.com (Tom) Cc: mcdougall@ameritech.net, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: teardrop Message-ID: <199711180501.XAA21433@shell.dragondata.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971117193518.9470A-100000@shell.uniserve.com> from Tom at "Nov 17, 97 07:35:49 pm"
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> > On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Adam McDougall wrote: > > > Has this new kind of nuke been addressed, and can it be/has it been > > fixed? I just cvsupped sunday, is mine fixed? thanks. > > > Perhaps you explain what the hell "teardrop" is, and why we should care. > > Tom > Teardrop is someone's name for a new nuke that affects Linux, BSDI, Windows 95 and Windows NT. It involves sending bad TCP/IP fragments. FreeBSD is immune to the attack, so, to answer his question: "Yes and No". No, nothing has been addressed, but you copy is 'fixed'. :) Kevin
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