Re: 2 dodgy network programs

[gbayley () AUSMAC NET (Grant Bayley)]

> Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 11:22:02 +0100
> From: Antonomasia <ant () NOTATLA DEMON CO UK>
> Subject: 2 dodgy network programs
>
> I was just visiting  http://www.echelon.wiretapped.net and downloaded a
> small file called "tcplog.c" with no author or version stated.  It is for
> logging connections to your box (linux only).
>
> There are some minor coding gripes I could make, but line 107
> takes a risk with the size of a hostname

Just for the purpose of noting the original source of the file (I operate
the WireTapped site), this particular file came from:

ftp://ftp.technotronic.com/unix/protocol-loggers/tcplog.c

Short of actually removing the file, I've added this information and a
cautionary note of the problem at line 107 to the file on wiretapped.net

> Also I want to mention DeleGate-5.9.3 (at www.echelon.wiretapped.net and
> elsewhere, in versions for Linux, AIX etc).
> Luc Stepniewski <lstep () mail dotcom fr> drew attention to this in April
> 1999
> for having very many string operations without bounds checking.
> Although I made it dump core

The home page for this is at:

        http://wall.etl.go.jp/delegate/

Having seen this posting, I've now updated the DeleGate file on WireTapped
to 5.9.5, the current version:

        http://the.wiretapped.net/security/firewalls/delegate5.9.5.tar.gz

Hope this adequately addresses the problems you've raised,

Grant

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