Re: [fw-wiz] Post connection SYN
From: Mikael Olsson (mikael.olsson_at_clavister.com)
Date: 10/17/03
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To: Raghuveer <raghub@intotoinc.com> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:45:12 +0200
Raghuveer wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I would like to know how SPI-firewall/IDS would handle the following
> scenario.
>
> [connect from A:x -> B:y, restart A, connect again, same tuples]
Firewalls that track TCP state and/or sequence numbers will drop
or reject the second connect attempt.
Think that's bad? Well, somewhat, but even if the firewall _could_
somehow magically determine that this is a "nice" SYN and let it
through, it wouldn't make one bit of difference.
That fact is, B's TCP stack won't listen to such packets either.
It'll reject those SYNs. This is why fixed source-port TCP-based
protocols is a Bad Idea.
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