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Date:      Thu, 3 Sep 1998 14:29:40 -0700
From:      Don Lewis <Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com>
To:        Studded <Studded@dal.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Response to RST validation problem?
Message-ID:  <199809032129.OAA04951@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com>
In-Reply-To: Studded <Studded@dal.net> "Response to RST validation problem?" (Sep  3, 12:04pm)

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On Sep 3, 12:04pm, Studded wrote:
} Subject: Response to RST validation problem?
} As I'm sure everyone is aware, there was a post on bugtraq Sunday
} regarding a vulnerability in our TCP code which leaves the system open
} to attack via RST packets. In the past the project has always responded
} within a few days to such problems, either with a fix or a progress
} report on a fix. I have not seen such a response, therefore I'm asking
} what progress is being made on this problem.

There have been some patches posted to security.  One was a mega-patch
from me that fixes this as well as a few other problems.

} 	According to Darren Reed the appropriate fix is already available in
} NetBSD's code, so that might be a good place to start looking. :)

The NetBSD code looks vulnerable to me.

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