Re: NMAP VxWorks Issue?

[Kevin Johnson <kjohnson () secureideas net>]

On Feb 15, 2007, at 4:23 AM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
> * Hans Nilsson <hasse_gg () ftml net>:
> > Well either way, if a couple of Nmap scans can crash a system there's
> > obviously something wrong with it.
>
> Yes, I fail to see why nmap should be at fault. It's like "fuzz"
> testing (http://home.pacbell.net/s-max/scott/bulletproof- 
> penguin.html):
>
> You throw crap at some (program|system) and if it crashes, you found a
> bug (in the program/system, not in the crap :) )

I would second this as the CLOSE_WAIT state according to everything I  
have seen,
and I just verified it with TCP/IP Illustrated, is the network stack  
waiting for the server application
to respond to the fin sent by the client.

Kevin

Kevin Johnson GCIA, GCIH, CISSP, CEH
Principal Consultant
Secure Ideas
http://www.secureideas.net




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