Short Name |
ECHO:CHARGEN-DOS |
---|---|
Severity |
Warning |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
ECHO |
Release Date |
2004/02/19 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This protocol anomaly is a UDP packet sent to the echo server with a source port set to the chargen port. This can flood the network, causing a denial-of-service (DoS).
Echo and chargen can be exploited by remote attackers to launch denial of service attacks.