A hacker uses port 25 as the client port on his or her end to attempt to open a connection to your Web proxy server.

a. The following packets might be generated:

Explain why this attack will succeed, using the ruleset of the preceding problem.

b. When a TCP connection is initiated, the ACK bit in the TCP header is not set.
Subsequently, all TCP headers sent over the TCP connection have the ACK bit set. Use this information to modify the ruleset of the preceding problem to prevent the attack just described.

Transcribed Image Text:

Packet Direction 7 In 8 Out Sre Addr Dest Addr Protocol Src Port TCP TCP 10.1.2.3 172.16.3.4 172.16.3.4 10.1.2.3 25 8080 Dest Port 8080 25 Action ? ?