[WBEL-users] More on iptables

Ed ekg@tricity.wsu.edu
Fri, 06 Aug 2004 16:33:23 -0700


Ed Morrison wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I have changed my iptables to what I have pasted below.  The policy is
> set to drop all packets except for what I explicitly allow.  Yet, when I
> run nmap against this box I am showing all these ports as open (see
> below).  Shouldn't they show as closed?  Where am I going wrong?

You're doing everything fine.  It's just the nmap arguments are 
confused: -sO is IP protocol scan (which is why your "tcp" port is open 
:-), I think you want -O for os identification, and -sT for tcp 
connect() scan, and then again -sU for udp scan.  FYI, firewalled udp 
ports appear open, because udp only sends a response if the port is 
closed.  Are you as confused as I am now?  Horray! :-)

No Problem,

Ed

> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> Iptables:
> 
> [root@heresy sysconfig]# iptables -L -v
> Chain INPUT (policy DROP 0 packets, 0 bytes)
>  pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source
> destination         
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     24.20.253.108
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     69.145.105.154
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     4.11.196.79
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     80.202.20.7
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     137.164.158.14
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     201.129.85.142
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     24.19.7.146
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     66.44.140.103
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     12.205.157.201
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     201.129.85.95
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     219.103.193.130
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     130.120.81.14
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     207.3.145.251
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     131.234.66.101
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     12.109.164.254
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     12.109.164.25
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     219.120.54.178
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     219.120.54.1
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     201.129.85.221
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     69.145.104.154
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     208.19.107.78
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     210.92.210.67
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     219.120.54.178
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     62.3.209.74
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     62.3.209.74
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     202.141.1.28
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     216.97.110.1
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     203.123.11.21
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     211.252.6.194
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     61.187.92.210
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     61.187.94.210
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     195.247.24.11
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     24.119.57.93
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     220.99.76.139
> anywhere           
>     0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     66.78.26.26
> anywhere           
>   170 18765 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere
> anywhere           tcp dpt:http 
>  2698  159K ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere
> anywhere           tcp dpt:ssh 
>     0     0 ACCEPT     all  --  any    any
> heresy.northcentralcounties.org  anywhere           
>  2184  322K DROP       all  --  eth0   any     anywhere
> anywhere           
> 
> 
> 
> nmap scan:
> 
> [root@mx1 sysconfig]# nmap -sO 207.13.247.19
> 
> Starting nmap V. 3.00 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ )
> Interesting protocols on heresy.northcentralcounties.org
> (207.13.247.19):
> Protocol   State       Name
> 1          open        icmp                    
> 2          open        igmp                    
> 3          open        ggp                     
> 4          open        ip                      
> 5          open        st                      
> 6          open        tcp                     
> 7          open        cbt                     
> 8          open        egp                     
> 9          open        igp                     
> 10         open        bbn-rcc-mon             
> 11         open        nvp-ii                  
> 12         open        pup                     
> 13         open        argus                   
> 14         open        emcon                   
> 15         open        xnet                    
> 16         open        chaos                   
> 17         open        udp                     
> 18         open        mux                     
> 19         open        dcn-meas                
> 20         open        hmp                     
> 21         open        prm                     
> 22         open        xns-idp                 
> 23         open        trunk-1                 
> 24         open        trunk-2                 
> 25         open        leaf-1                  
> 26         open        leaf-2                  
> 27         open        rdp                     
> 28         open        irtp                    
> 29         open        iso-tp4                 
> 30         open        netblt                  
> 31         open        mfe-nsp                 
> 32         open        merit-inp               
> 33         open        sep                     
> 34         open        3pc                     
> 35         open        idpr                    
> 36         open        xtp                     
> 37         open        ddp                     
> 38         open        idpr-cmtp               
> 39         open        tp++                    
> 40         open        il                      
> 41         open        ipv6                    
> 42         open        sdrp                    
> 43         open        ipv6-route              
> 44         open        ipv6-frag               
> 45         open        idrp                    
> 46         open        rsvp                    
> 47         open        gre                     
> 48         open        mhrp                    
> 49         open        bna                     
> 50         open        esp                     
> 51         open        ah                      
> 52         open        i-nlsp                  
> 53         open        swipe                   
> 54         open        narp                    
> 55         open        mobile                  
> 56         open        tlsp                    
> 57         open        skip                    
> 58         open        ipv6-icmp               
> 59         open        ipv6-nonxt              
> 60         open        ipv6-opts               
> 61         open        unknown                 
> 62         open        cftp                    
> 63         open        unknown                 
> 64         open        sat-expak               
> 65         open        kryptolan               
> 66         open        rvd                     
> 67         open        ippc                    
> 68         open        unknown                 
> 69         open        sat-mon                 
> 70         open        visa                    
> 71         open        ipcv                    
> 72         open        cpnx                    
> 73         open        cphb                    
> 74         open        wsn                     
> 75         open        pvp                     
> 76         open        br-sat-mon              
> 77         open        sun-nd                  
> 78         open        wb-mon                  
> 79         open        wb-expak                
> 80         open        iso-ip                  
> 81         open        vmtp                    
> 82         open        secure-vmtp             
> 83         open        vines                   
> 84         open        ttp                     
> 85         open        nsfnet-igp              
> 86         open        dgp                     
> 87         open        tcf                     
> 88         open        eigrp                   
> 89         open        ospfigp                 
> 90         open        sprite-rpc              
> 91         open        larp                    
> 92         open        mtp                     
> 93         open        ax.25                   
> 94         open        ipip                    
> 95         open        micp                    
> 96         open        scc-SP                  
> 97         open        etherip                 
> 98         open        encap                   
> 99         open        unknown                 
> 100        open        gmtp                    
> 101        open        ifmp                    
> 102        open        pnni                    
> 103        open        pim                     
> 104        open        aris                    
> 105        open        scps                    
> 106        open        qnx                     
> 107        open        a/n                     
> 108        open        ipcomp                  
> 109        open        snp                     
> 110        open        compaq-peer             
> 111        open        ipx-in-ip               
> 112        open        vrrp                    
> 113        open        pgm                     
> 114        open        unknown                 
> 115        open        l2tp                    
> 116        open        ddx                     
> 117        open        iatp                    
> 118        open        stp                     
> 119        open        srp                     
> 120        open        uti                     
> 121        open        smp                     
> 122        open        sm                      
> 123        open        ptp                     
> 124        open        isis-over-ipv4          
> 125        open        fire                    
> 126        open        crtp                    
> 127        open        crudp                   
> 128        open        sscopmce                
> 129        open        iplt                    
> 130        open        sps                     
> 131        open        pipe                    
> 132        open        sctp                    
> 133        open        fc                      
> 134        open        unknown                 
> 135        open        unknown                 
> 136        open        unknown                 
> 137        open        unknown                 
> 138        open        unknown                 
> 139        open        unknown                 
> 140        open        unknown                 
> 141        open        unknown                 
> 142        open        unknown                 
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> 251        open        unknown                 
> 252        open        unknown                 
> 253        open        unknown                 
> 254        open        unknown                 
> 
> Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 202 seconds
> 
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