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5.6 Firewall 109
Networking related DoS attacks
Figure 5.17: Firewall options: Networking related DoS attacks
These settings let you repel further attacks:
Winnuke is an attack on older Microsoft operating systems; it
should no longer be possible when using an up-to-date system.
Xmas Tree Packets are normally used to scan a network.
With an UDP Bomb , the offender tries to cause a computer crash
by sending illegal UDP packets.
For UDP Port Loopback you can specify ports that will be blocked
in order to avoid UDP PING attacks. Normally, these are port
7,17 and 19.