or iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 27015 -m length --length 0 -j DROP
would be better :). Kveri On 16.10.2009, at 19:04, Russell Jones wrote: > Interesting. > > We faced people spamming RCON before, which was fixed by just > blacklisting the offender's IP addresses in APF. > > I wonder if there's an iptables chain you could use to immediately > drop > packets that have a 0 length? > > > > J.Miribel wrote: >> Hello, >> >> It seems there is a new exploit allowing people to spam a HL2 >> server is >> out.. In fact it spams the serveur with empty UDP queries.. >> It does not crash the server but if you look at the server with >> HLSW the >> ping skyrockets to 1000 (instead of.. 10). Impossible to connect to >> the >> server neither. >> >> We just added his IP in our ACL to fix my issue, but not everyone >> has L3 >> switches out there.. >> >> Any one faced that problem before ? Is there a workaround other than >> filtering the attacker's IP ? >> >> Oh and yeah I left the guy's IP public.. ;) >> >> Here are my tcpdump: >> 18:45:56.661173 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.662657 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.663906 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.665371 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.666848 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.668084 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.669294 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.670544 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.672015 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.673282 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.674463 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.675939 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.677175 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.678408 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.679886 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.681135 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.682617 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.683843 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.685315 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.686565 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.687801 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.689245 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.690471 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.691715 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.693198 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.694425 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.695662 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.696898 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.698630 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.699870 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.701090 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.702568 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.703805 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.705042 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.706513 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.707756 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.708980 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.710258 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.711696 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.712892 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.714203 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.715881 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.717085 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.718396 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.719806 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.721030 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.722343 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> 18:45:56.723501 IP ANancy-157-1-14-14.w86-204.abo.wanadoo.fr.1473 > >> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.27015: UDP, length 0 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > -- > Tato sprava bola prehladana na vyskyt virusov > a nebezpecneho obsahu antivirovym systemom > a 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