Re: Unusual ICMP Traffic

From: Brett Glass (brettat_private)
Date: Tue Oct 22 2002 - 19:25:35 PDT

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    At 01:53 AM 10/22/2002, jeffat_private wrote:
    
    >I am looking for help concerning some unusual ICMP traffic I am seeing.
    >Specifically, I am seeing inbound ICMP (type 38 code 37) with some unusual
    >data in the ICMP data field (see below).  I am seeing multiple source IP's
    >(outside) to multiple destination IP's (inside).  All the source IP's have
    >ttl's of the low 100's or in the 40 range.  This could indicate possible
    >spoof source from two different locations.
    >
    >I have been seeing alot of "http" type data and more recently the "reverse
    >connect to me" message within the ICMP data field.
    >
    >Has anyone seen this type of ICMP traffic?
    
    Paul Vixie reports that some of the traffic that was directed at the
    DNS root servers during the recent DDoS attempt consisted of unusual
    ICMP packets with spoofed addresses. I wonder if you're seeing the same tool
    that was used in the attacks.
    
    --Brett Glass
    
    
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