Good afternoon,
I already test this attack and the result is that nobody can go
out/in the site.
At this moment i thing that the solution is to have a IDS like
realsecure snort.
This ids can block this attack.
Thanks regards.
Sterling, Chuck writes:
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>
> My apologies if this has already been discussed. I just received this
> notice, among others, and would like advice on how to counter this tool, if
> possible. If the answers are already in the archives, just point me in the
> right direction...
>
> (Security Wire Digest, Vol. 2, No. 22; 12 June) Corporations and firewall
> vendors are on high alert following reports about another potentially
> destructive denial-of-service (DoS) tool. A recently released DoS tool
> called "Jolt 2" can be used to overwhelm a number of popular commercial
> firewalls with fragmented IP packets, causing near 100 percent CPU
> saturation and possible crashes. As of Friday, only Check Point's FireWall-1
> had been publicly confirmed as vulnerable to the Jolt attack. However,
> internal tests at security firm ICSA.net proved that at least six other
> firewall brands were also vulnerable.
>
>
>
> Chuck Sterling
> System/Network Administrator
> NASA White Sands Test Facility
> Magic is REAL, unless declared INTEGER.
>
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