Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 17:39:10 -0500 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <n@nectar.com> To: John Howie <JHowie@msn.com> Cc: Crist Clark <crist.clark@globalstar.com>, lee@kechara.net, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Theory Question Message-ID: <20010407173910.B69155@spawn.nectar.com> In-Reply-To: <058701c0bfad$265e8530$0101a8c0@development.local>; from JHowie@msn.com on Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 02:53:11PM -0700 References: <200104071610.RAA18117@mailgate.kechara.net> <3ACF83FA.55761A7B@globalstar.com> <20010407162552.D87286@hamlet.nectar.com> <058701c0bfad$265e8530$0101a8c0@development.local>
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On Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 02:53:11PM -0700, John Howie wrote: > In practice a machine with no IP address that just receives packets is not > likely to be vulnerable. Crist's scenario is not a probable one (as he, > himself, acknowledges). Such exploits have been seen in the past, e.g. the tcpdump buffer overrun. I guess the assumption is that your opponent is more sophisticated than a script kiddie, and wants something in your network. Cheers, -- Jacques Vidrine / n@nectar.com / jvidrine@verio.net / nectar@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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