Re: Port scan causing system crashes

From: Adam Carter (adamat_private)
Date: Fri Jun 13 2003 - 03:45:04 PDT

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steve.x.jonesat_private wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> Please can you help?  Has any-one else out there had issues with NMAP port scans
> (or any other port scanner) causing systems to crash?

Yep it was DEC Unix. IIRC the inetd process was the issue. The host in 
question had all the default crap enabled, so inetd received numerous 
hits in a short space of time causing it to die and take the system with 
it...

Rgs,
Adam

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