From: fc@all.net (Dr. Frederick B. Cohen)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:08:23 +0800
To: hallam@w3.org
Subject: Re: Please send cash
In-Reply-To: <9511010212.AA30561@zorch.w3.org>
Message-ID: <9511010226.AA02469@all.net>
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> > While HotJava prevents applets from actively opening connections that
> > violate the user-selected security policy, it allows an applet to accept
> > connections from anywhere.  At this point, an applet only has to use any one
> > of a number of channels to communicate where it is, and have the remote end
> > do the active open.
> 
> What if I start a Java applet then send it a faked TCP/IP packet from another 
> host? Can I hotwire an outgoing connection that appears to be from the victim 
> host?

I think so.

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