chapter8_DoS.pdf

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Computer Security:

Principles and Practice

First Edition First Edition

by William Stallings and Lawrie Brown by William Stallings and Lawrie Brown

Lecture slides by Lawrie Brown Lecture slides by Lawrie Brown

Chapter 8 –

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Denial of Service

 _{denial of service}_{denial of service}_{(DoS) an action that prevents or}_{(DoS) an action that prevents or}

impairs the authorized use of networks, systems, or impairs the authorized use of networks, systems, or

applications by exhausting resources such as central applications by exhausting resources such as central

processing units (CPU), memory, bandwidth, and processing units (CPU), memory, bandwidth, and

disk space disk space

 _attacks_attacks

 network bandwidthnetwork bandwidth  system resourcessystem resources

 application resourcesapplication resources

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Classic

Denial of Service Attacks

_{Denial of Service Attacks}

 can use simple flooding ping_{can use simple flooding ping}

 from higher capacity link to lower_{from higher capacity link to lower}

 causing loss of traffic_{causing loss of traffic}

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Classic

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Source Address Spoofing

 use forged source addresses_{use forged source addresses}

 given sufficient privilege to “raw sockets”given sufficient privilege to “raw sockets”  easy to createeasy to create

 generate large volumes of packets_{generate large volumes of packets}

 _{directed at target}_{directed at target}

 with different, random, source addresses_{with different, random, source addresses}

 cause same congestion_{cause same congestion}

 responses are scattered across Internet_{responses are scattered across Internet}

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SYN Spoofing

 other common attack_{other common attack}

 attacks ability of a server to respond to future _{attacks ability of a server to respond to future}

connection requests

 overflowing tables used to manage them_{overflowing tables used to manage them}

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SYN Spoofing Attack

 attacker often uses either_{attacker often uses either}

 random source addressesrandom source addresses

 or that of an overloaded serveror that of an overloaded server

 to block return of (most) reset packetsto block return of (most) reset packets

 has much lower traffic volume_{has much lower traffic volume}

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Types of Flooding Attacks

 classified based on network protocol used_{classified based on network protocol used}

 ICMP Flood_{ICMP Flood}

 uses ICMP packets, e.g. echo requestuses ICMP packets, e.g. echo request  typically allowed through, some requiredtypically allowed through, some required

 UDP Flood_{UDP Flood}

 alternative uses UDP packets to some portalternative uses UDP packets to some port

 TCP SYN Flood_{TCP SYN Flood}

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Distributed

Denial of Service Attacks

 have limited volume if single source used_{have limited volume if single source used}

 multiple systems allow much higher traffic _{multiple systems allow much higher traffic}

volumes to form a Distributed

volumes to form a Distributed Denial of Denial of

Service (DDoS) Attack

 often compromised PC’s / workstations_{often compromised PC’s / workstations}

 zombies with backdoor programs installedzombies with backdoor programs installed  forming a botnetforming a botnet

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Reflection Attacks

 use normal behavior of network_{use normal behavior of network}

 attacker sends packet with spoofed source _{attacker sends packet with spoofed source}

address being that of target to a server

 server response is directed at target_{server response is directed at target}

 if send many requests to multiple servers, _{if send many requests to multiple servers,}

response can flood target

 _{various protocols e.g. UDP or TCP/SYN}_{various protocols e.g. UDP or TCP/SYN}

 ideally want response larger than request_{ideally want response larger than request}

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Reflection Attacks

 further variation creates a self-contained loop _{further variation creates a self-contained loop}

between intermediary and target

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DNS Amplification Attacks

 use DNS requests with spoofed source _{use DNS requests with spoofed source}

address being the target

 exploit DNS behavior to convert a small _{exploit DNS behavior to convert a small}

request to a much larger response

 60 byte request to 512 - 4000 byte response60 byte request to 512 - 4000 byte response

 attacker sends requests to multiple well _{attacker sends requests to multiple well}

connected servers, which flood target

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DoS Attack Defenses

 high traffic volumes may be legitimate_{high traffic volumes may be legitimate}

 result of high publicity, e.g. “slash-dotted”result of high publicity, e.g. “slash-dotted”  or to a very popular site, e.g. Olympics etcor to a very popular site, e.g. Olympics etc

 or legitimate traffic created by an attacker_{or legitimate traffic created by an attacker}

 _{three lines of defense against (D)DoS:}_{three lines of defense against (D)DoS:}

 attack prevention and preemptionattack prevention and preemption  attack detection and filteringattack detection and filtering

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Attack Prevention

 block spoofed source addresses_{block spoofed source addresses}

 on routers as close to source as possibleon routers as close to source as possible  still far too rarely implementedstill far too rarely implemented

 rate controls in upstream distribution nets_{rate controls in upstream distribution nets}

 on specific packets types on specific packets types

 e.g. some ICMP, some UDP, TCP/SYNe.g. some ICMP, some UDP, TCP/SYN

 use modified TCP connection handling_{use modified TCP connection handling}

 use SYN cookies when table fulluse SYN cookies when table full

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Attack Prevention

 block IP directed broadcasts_{block IP directed broadcasts}

 block suspicious services & combinations_{block suspicious services & combinations}

 manage application attacks with “puzzles” to _{manage application attacks with “puzzles” to}

distinguish legitimate human requests

 good general system security practices_{good general system security practices}

 use mirrored and replicated servers when _{use mirrored and replicated servers when}

high-performance and reliability required

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Responding to Attacks

 need good incident response plan_{need good incident response plan}

 with contacts for ISP with contacts for ISP

 needed to impose traffic filtering upstreamneeded to impose traffic filtering upstream  details of response processdetails of response process

 have standard filters _{have standard filters}

 ideally have network monitors and IDS_{ideally have network monitors and IDS}

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Responding to Attacks

 identify type of attack_{identify type of attack}

 capture and analyze packets capture and analyze packets

 design filters to block attack traffic upstreamdesign filters to block attack traffic upstream  or identify and correct system/application bugor identify and correct system/application bug

 have ISP trace packet flow back to source_{have ISP trace packet flow back to source}

 may be difficult and time consumingmay be difficult and time consuming  necessary if legal action desirednecessary if legal action desired

 implement contingency plan_{implement contingency plan}

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Summary

 introduced denial of service (DoS) attacks_{introduced denial of service (DoS) attacks}

 classic flooding and SYN spoofing attacks_{classic flooding and SYN spoofing attacks}

 ICMP, UDP, TCP SYN floods_{ICMP, UDP, TCP SYN floods}

 distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks_{distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks}

 reflection and amplification attacks_{reflection and amplification attacks}

 defenses against DoS attacks_{defenses against DoS attacks}