TCP/IP SYN+FIN Packet Filtering Weakness

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11618

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Synopsis

It may be possible to bypass firewall rules.

Description

The remote host does not discard TCP SYN packets that have the FIN flag set.

Depending on the kind of firewall you are using, an attacker may use this flaw to bypass its rules.

Solution

Contact your vendor for a patch.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Oct/274

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11618

File Name: tcpip_ambiguities.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: remote

Family: Firewalls

Published: 5/12/2003

Updated: 3/6/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2002

Reference Information

BID: 7487

CERT: 464113