Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:03:49 -0700 | From | Dan Kegel <> | Subject | Re: socket connected to itself with RH 2.2.14-5.0? (Problem with example from Stevens) |
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Ralf Baechle wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 01:43:30PM -0700, Dan Kegel wrote: > > tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:2003 127.0.0.1:2003 ESTABLISHED 965/client > > > > Erm, could the client have connected to *itself* somehow? > > I would not consider that a bug even though certainly not very helpful. > Now I wonder if this could potencially be abused for nice DoS attacks ...
After running the server on a port not in the ephemeral range, the problem goes away. It's just a funny thing that can happen when you're connecting to a server on your own box, so no big deal. - Dan
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