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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Using unallocated address space - for DoS?
On Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 09:21:32AM -0500, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: > You don't have to break into the "right" router; you just have to start > announcing the networks in a way that your peers don't -- can't -- > detect is improper. I did not mean that the network operator was malicious. I meant, in the same way that vulnerable servers are broken into and used for DoS, can routers be broken into and do DoS via blackholes? I think it is hard unless you know the right combination of vulnerable router (sniffable LAN?) and unprotected upstream or peer. -- http://www.internet.org.ph The Philippine Internet Resource Mobile Voice/Messaging: +63-917-810-9728
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