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Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Lets discuss, Firewalls...
From: "Ben Nelson" <lists () venom600 ! org>
Date: 2003-08-30 15:44:26
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On August 29, 9:33 pm "Mike @ Suzzal.net" <mike@suzzal.net> wrote:
>
> Can you get to it? How?
Possibly. Source routed packets.
>
> Do you still need a firewall? Why?
>
Yes. To block source routed packets. There may be a registry setting to not
accept source routed packets on windows...I'm not sure. On linux you'd:
echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/<interface>/accept_source_route
Do that once for each interface on your box.
Another reason to have a firewall is to limit outbound traffic. Say you
click on an email file attachment ( i.e. a really 'wicked' screensaver ;)
and your box gets infected with some worm. Do you really want your box to
be able to advertise to the world that it's infected....and possibly infect
other boxes?
--Ben
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