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Subject: Re: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request]
From: "J. Lewis Muir" <[email protected]>
To: Mark Engbretson <[email protected]>
Cc: 'EPICS Tech Talk' <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:51:04 -0600
On 01/23, Mark Engbretson wrote:
> For whatever it is worth, there are a large number of Ethernet devices
> that have to be manually reset at the APS when the network police run
> their various port scans - PLC systems, Area Detectors, Galil Ethernet
> motor controllers, whatever.

Hi, Mark.

Frankly, that's sad.

> Their docs also state clearly that such hardware is intended to
> be used on an isolated or protected network. I do not think that
> any software or hardware vendor is going to say their server
> implementations can 100% survive what is essentially a DOS attack.

A port scan is not a DOS attack.  Software that crashes due to receiving
an invalid packet has a DOS vulnerability because that vulnerability
could be used in a DOS attack.  Obviously, I understand that the
software is intended to be used on a trusted network, but crashing
because it receives an invalid packet is a bug and should be fixed.

Regards,

Lewis

References:
Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] Shuei YAMADA
Re: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] Ralph Lange
Re: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] J. Lewis Muir
Re: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] Ralph Lange
Re: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] Benjamin Franksen
Re: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] Hartman, Steven M.
Re: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] Michael Davidsaver
RE: Port scan with nmap causes infinite loop in casDGClient::processDG() [Re: CA gatway runs away when zero length PV name in UDP search request] Mark Engbretson

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