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Patching a Firewall

From: Robert Mezzone <Robert.Mezzone () PJSolomon Com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:15:38 -0400

I want to start off by saying my Firewall is fully patched. That being said
my question is...

Is it a big security risk if the OS (say Windows) running the firewall box,
is not fully patched? My reasoning that it isn't is because the firewall
should be configured to drop any connections to itself. Or being the
firewall has to at least initially accept the packet in order to inspect it,
enough to exploit a vulnerability.

Robert

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Patching a Firewall Robert Mezzone (Sep 12)
- Re: Patching a Firewall Jimi Thompson (Sep 15)
  - RE: Patching a Firewall dave kleiman (Sep 16)
    - RE: Patching a Firewall Jimi Thompson (Sep 16)
  - Re: Patching a Firewall James Fields (Sep 19)
- Re: Patching a Firewall Birl (Sep 15)
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- RE: Patching a Firewall Thomas F. Szabo (Sep 15)
- Re: Patching a Firewall Robert Mezzone (Sep 15)
  - Re: Patching a Firewall Ansgar Wiechers (Sep 16)
  - RE: Patching a Firewall Gino Genari (Sep 16)
- RE: Patching a Firewall brossini (Sep 17)