RE: internal IP address revealed by e-mail

From: Yonatan Bokovza (Yonatanat_private)
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:46:37 PDT

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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Vel [mailto:velat_private]
    > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 18:07
    > To: pen-testat_private
    > Subject: internal IP address revealed by e-mail
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > HI all,
    > 
    > question I have is:
    > 
    > If e-mail header reveals the internal IP address of the 
    > sender (10.x.x.x),
    > then how can this info be used for mapping the internal network.
    
    You can't use the 10/8 IP address to attack your target directly,
    because it's not routable, as you've noticed.
    You will be able to use it if (when?) you'd compromise a target
    that has both real IP address and 10/8 IP address.
    The 10/8 IP address can be used to get a clearer map of the
    internal network (segmentation and duplication issues).
    There are blind attacks that might be relevant. They are "blind"
    in the sense that you [ change the packet source to the 10/8
    IP address and your IP ] will not get the response.
    ( Think about an attack where you send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST
    to the 10/8 IP address, with a spoofed source of the 10/8
    network broadcast address. If no filtering equipment drops
    this obviously spoofed packet, it might cause your target to send
    a broadcast ECHO_REPLY. You can used ip_id matching
    trickeries to see if it succeeded. )
    
    Best Regards, 
    
    Yonatan Bokovza
    IT Security Consultant
    Xpert Systems
    
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