CAPEC-482
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Descriptions CAPEC
An adversary may execute a flooding attack using the TCP protocol with the intent to deny legitimate users access to a service. These attacks exploit the weakness within the TCP protocol where there is some state information for the connection the server needs to maintain. This often involves the use of TCP SYN messages.
Informations CAPEC
Prerequisites
This type of an attack requires the ability to generate a large amount of TCP traffic to send to the target port of a functioning server.Mitigations
To mitigate this type of an attack, an organization can monitor incoming packets and look for patterns in the TCP traffic to determine if the network is under an attack. The potential target may implement a rate limit on TCP SYN messages which would provide limited capabilities while under attack.Related Weaknesses
| Weakness Name | |
|---|---|
CWE-770 |
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. |
Submission
| Name | Organization | Date | Date release |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEC Content Team | The MITRE Corporation |
Modifications
| Name | Organization | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEC Content Team | The MITRE Corporation | Updated Related_Weaknesses | |
| CAPEC Content Team | The MITRE Corporation | Updated Taxonomy_Mappings | |
| CAPEC Content Team | The MITRE Corporation | Updated Taxonomy_Mappings | |
| CAPEC Content Team | The MITRE Corporation | Updated Description, Taxonomy_Mappings |
