ICMP Attacks against TCP

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 36
Abstract: This document discusses the use of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to perform a variety of attacks against the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). Additionally, this document describes a number of widely implemented modifications to TCP's handling of ICMP error messages that help to mitigate these issues. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Publication Date: 2010-07-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC5927
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5927
Author(s): Fernando Gont
Keyword(s): Vulnerability, Blind Attacks, Connection-reset Attack, Performance-degrading Attack, Throughput-reduction Attack, Source Quench, PMTUD, Path-MTU Discovery, ICMP Destination Unreachable

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Watson, P., "Slipping in the Window: TCP Reset Attacks", CanSecWest Conference, 2004. EXTERNAL
Ramaiah, A., Stewart, R., and M. Dalal, "Improving TCP's Robustness to Blind In-Window Attacks", Work in Progress, May 2010. EXTERNAL
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Larsen, M. and F. Gont, "Transport Protocol Port Randomization Recommendations", Work in Progress, April 2010. EXTERNAL
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