Re: IBM AIX Packet Filter module

From: Troy A. Bollinger (troyat_private)
Date: Tue Oct 26 1999 - 11:47:40 PDT

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Quoting Brumbles (brummieat_private):
>
> I have tried unsuccessfully to get any response from IBM on the following,
> apparently unless you have a support contract you cant report bugs..
> (well.. you can.. "Program Services", but thats a link to /dev/null
> apparently.)

You can always send new AIX vulnerabilities to the
security-alertat_private mail address.

> AixLevel AIX4.3.2
> Packet Filtering Module, in particular the command genfilt does not allow
> the addition of filters with port numbers greater than 32767
>

I've opened defect 289790 to address this.  It appears to be caused by
using a "short" instead of an "unsigned short" for the port number.

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Troy Bollinger                            troyat_private
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