Server Security: How To Prevent Socket Hijacking on Windows

Server Security: How To Prevent Socket Hijacking on Windows

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You can forcibly bind to the same address and port to which there is an open server socket by using SO_REUSEADDR option (ServerSocket.setReuseAddress(boolean on) in Java). Such reuse can be exploited by malicious applications to disrupt the functioning of the original server application and worse.

The SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE option prevents other sockets from being forcibly bound [...]

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