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Re: [cobalt-security] Portsentry, ipchains and pmfirewall



> > why is Webmin considered to be unsafe. I run it under Net::SSLeay
>
> If you allow UDP packets to be received at the webmin port, then it's
> possible to pry webmin open and to gain full access. It requires
> the attacker to send customly and manually crafted packets and it requires
> some patience as it's not a 100% straightforward process.

Why not just add an ipchain rule to prevent UDP access to the WebMin port?