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Re: IP Spoofing and Vendors' attitude

From: iceman () MBnet MB CA (Oliver Friedrichs)
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 22:21:39 -0600 (CST)


On Wed, 25 Jan 1995, Christopher Klaus wrote:

the problem and saying the problem could be corrected by firewalls, they
didn't feel a need to release a patch.  They also told me that IP Spoofing
only made your network slightly vulnerable.  (I am not sure what could
make your network more vulnerable, Posting every confidental file and password
from your systems to Usenet?)


As has happened on this list in the past, I'm sure the vendors in 
question would rather have their network code posted to this list, so 
the public at large can fix problems that the vendor in question won't.

Somewhat of a one-sided view.

- Oliver

Current thread:

Re: Recent troubles der Mouse (Jan 24)
- Re: Recent troubles Darren Reed (Jan 24)
- preventing sequence number guessing David A. Wagner (Jan 24)
  - Re: preventing sequence number guessing Darren Reed (Jan 24)
  - accpet(3n) under SOlaris 2.4 Jas (Jan 25)
    - Re: accpet(3n) under SOlaris 2.4 Casper Dik (Jan 25)
  - Re: preventing sequence number guessing Timothy Newsham (Jan 25)
    - IP Spoofing and Vendors' attitude Christopher Klaus (May 12)
    - Re: IP Spoofing and Vendors' attitude Oliver Friedrichs (Jan 25)
    - Re: IP Spoofing and Vendors' attitude Mark (Jan 26)
    - Re: preventing sequence number guessing David A. Wagner (Jan 25)
    - Re: preventing sequence number guessing Perry E. Metzger (Jan 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Recent troubles der Mouse (Jan 25)