Signature Detail
Short Name |
ICMP:EXPLOIT:ECHOK |
|---|---|
Severity |
Info |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
ICMP |
Release Date |
2004/01/21 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
ICMP: Echo Choke (echok) Flood Attack
This signature detects the echok.c attack program, which sends a flood of ICMP Echo packets with ICMP Unreachable payload inside. Earlier TCP/IP stacks can have problems handling this flood, and can crash.
Extended Description
None
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