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[SCTP-Discussion] RE: [Tsvwg] Possible DoS in SCTP ? (was: reception of invalid parameters)


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  • From: <Ivan.Arias-Rodriguez AT nokia.com>
  • To: <john.loughney AT nokia.com>, <ajung AT exp-math.uni-essen.de>, <randall AT stewart.chicago.il.us>
  • Cc: <discussion AT sctp.de>, <thomas.hollaus AT siemens.at>, <tsvwg AT ietf.org>
  • Subject: [SCTP-Discussion] RE: [Tsvwg] Possible DoS in SCTP ? (was: reception of invalid parameters)
  • Date: Thu Feb 14 18:32:59 2002
  • List-id: SCTP Discussions <discussion.sctp.de>

Hi,

Moreover, if the attacker can make IP spoofing, why using another
host as a "reflection"? It could directly send those ABORTs directly to the
attacked host...

BR Iván Arias Rodríguez

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Loughney John (NRC/Helsinki)
> Sent: 14. February 2002 16:05
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> randall AT stewart.chicago.il.us
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> thomas.hollaus AT siemens.at;
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> tsvwg AT ietf.org
> Subject: RE: [Tsvwg] Possible DoS in SCTP ? (was: reception of invalid
> parameters)
>
>
> Hi Andreas,
>
> > Now, if E can use V, it could send such packets to a large number
> > of servers. And then V gets bombed with Aborts.
> >
> > I agree fully, that an established association is safe, but that
> > was not the issue I was thinking about. Comments ?
>
> If V does not have established SCTP associations, it will just ignore
> the aborts. If it does have established associations, it will need
> to at least check to see if it is concerned about the Aborts. This
> will steal some cycles, but is this a really big threat?
>
> John
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