Re: Linux 2.4.27 SECURITY BUG - TCP Local and REMOTE(verified) Denialof Service Attack

From: Paul Jakma
Date: Mon Sep 13 2004 - 14:27:19 EST


On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Tonnerre wrote:

Problem there: you can fake connection errors almost as easily as sending an RST packet, so the DoS might reappear, might it not?

Sure, but TCP just isnt going to solve this for you.

Tonnerre

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