https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/process-vulnerability-versus-nessus/m-p/4368803#M684431 Hello,<BR /><BR />I have a process (written in C language) acting as a server, that listens on a socket for connections.<BR /><BR />My goal is to make it "secure" versus NESSUS attacks.<BR /><BR />I have improved the communication protocol by checking received messages and closing the socket if the message is not the expected one.<BR /><BR />My problem is that all socket connections coming from NESSUS process remain in CLOSE_WAIT status and the number of files open in charge of my process grows undefinitely.<BR />(I close the socket by executing shutdown + close)<BR /><BR />How can I manage such a issue?<BR /><BR />Many thanks<BR /><BR />Giuseppe<BR /><BR /><BR /> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:33:46 GMT Fedele Giuseppe 2009-02-28T08:33:46Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/process-vulnerability-versus-nessus/m-p/4368803#M684431 Hello,<BR /><BR />I have a process (written in C language) acting as a server, that listens on a socket for connections.<BR /><BR />My goal is to make it "secure" versus NESSUS attacks.<BR /><BR />I have improved the communication protocol by checking received messages and closing the socket if the message is not the expected one.<BR /><BR />My problem is that all socket connections coming from NESSUS process remain in CLOSE_WAIT status and the number of files open in charge of my process grows undefinitely.<BR />(I close the socket by executing shutdown + close)<BR /><BR />How can I manage such a issue?<BR /><BR />Many thanks<BR /><BR />Giuseppe<BR /><BR /><BR /> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:33:46 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/process-vulnerability-versus-nessus/m-p/4368803#M684431 Fedele Giuseppe 2009-02-28T08:33:46Z