Re: RE: Changing Source Port during Penetration Testing?

From: Jamie Riden (jamesr@europe.com)
Date: Tue Nov 07 2006 - 17:45:20 EST


On 7 Nov 2006 13:43:14 -0000, emptybeerkann@gmail.com
<emptybeerkann@gmail.com> wrote:
> You are right. Most firewalls are stateful now, but what if the organization isn't using a firewall? What if they are using a router or some other device instead? This technique once again becomes a viable option.

I would guess the more usual scenario is to have a stateful firewall
on the perimeter, plus maybe some ACLs applied on internal routers.
Still, you're right - trying a few different source ports may help,
and it doesn't hurt to try.

cheers,
 Jamie

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Jamie Riden, CISSP / jamesr@europe.com / jamie.riden@gmail.com
NZ Honeynet project - http://www.nz-honeynet.org/
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