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Examining ICMP Flaws

Posted by samzenpus on from the under-the-microscope dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A recent internet-draft pointed out a number of security flaws in the design of the ICMP protocol. Most open source projects and vendors have addressed the flaws to some level, but this interesting article on KernelTrap examines the true extent of the problem, and how so far only OpenBSD has implemented all possible counter-measures. Theo de Raadt is quoted saying, "here we have a 20 year old protocol, a part of the Internet infrastructure that hasn't been touched in 10 years and we were all sure was right, and now is cast in doubt.""

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  1. YOU FAIL IT. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You fail it hard.

  2. Re:Theo by BobTheAtheist · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hi, I'm a gay muslim who does drugs and other sinful stuff like pissing on statues of jebus. Will he save me? I always thought he was a lucky bastard to have 12 "disciples". I only have one slave :(

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  3. Re:Flaws with ICMP by Nimrangul · · Score: -1, Troll
    Congatulations on post 13 million 32.
    http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=155 077&cid=13000032/

    Seriously, what the fuck?

    Did you actually congratulate someone for posting on Slashdot?

    Is it somehow now an accomplishment to have the fluke timing to get a number that someone somewhere finds significant?

    Ye Gods, no wonder the moderating on this site is so bad.

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    I'm sick of following my dreams - I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later.
  4. Re:ICMP flaw #1 on Linux: it's in the kernel by dcam · · Score: 0, Troll

    Congrats you just earned yourself a foe. You need to read up on networking, and they maybe, just maybe, you might understand how stupid comparing HTTP, SMB, FTP etc to ICMP.

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    meh