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Re: [Full-disclosure] low bandwidth DoS attack against TCP/IP stack



redb0ne@xxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> There's been some buzz about a new bug within the TCP/IP-protocol.
>> According to the people who discovered it, it affects some if not
>> all
>> OSes. They explain it a little bit in an interview (URL below)
>> without
>> telling any details.
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> Fyodor released some speculation earlier today:
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> http://insecure.org/stf/tcp-dos-attack-explained.html

And Robert E. Lee posted on his blog that Fyodor's explanation doesn't 
actually describe the bug they found.

http://blog.robertlee.name/2008/10/conjecture-speculation.html

Kind regards,

Jorrit

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