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Re: source port specific port scan


From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 11:21:54 -0400

In message <20011012213339.9420.qmail () web12302 mail yahoo com>, Rich Wilson wri
tes:
Does anyone know of a port scanner that allows you to specify the source port?

I'm trying to test a filter that allows outbound only SMTP.  My worry is that
it is not stateful, and that an attacker using a source port of 25 can bypass
the filter.

Use the -g option to nmap.

                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
                Full text of "Firewalls" book now at http://www.wilyhacker.com


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