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Re: Arghh...how do I stop it doing this!!


From: Brian Caswell <bmc () mitre org>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 12:27:53 -0400

Dave Fitches wrote:

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Hash: SHA1

Active System Attack Alerts
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
[**] MISC source port 53 to <1023 [**]
05/04-00:04:47.283946 209.235.102.13:53 -> 203.164.xxx.xxx:53
UDP TTL:237 TOS:0x0 ID:50935 IpLen:20 DgmLen:460 DF
[**] MISC source port 53 to <1023 [**]
05/04-00:04:47.542673 209.235.102.12:53 -> 203.164.xxx.xxx:53
UDP TTL:237 TOS:0x0 ID:21123 IpLen:20 DgmLen:137 DF

[...etc...]

Damn thing seems to read every DNS query _I_ do as a bloody alert notable
event!!
ARRGHH!!!


Don't use any for $HOME_NET and $EXTERNAL_NET

I would simply comment out that rule.  Adding a "pass" rule could lead
to bad things being ignored.  Its trivial to change the src port for
exploits.  

-brian

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