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Capec-589 Detail

DNS Blocking

Detailed Communications Software

Parents: 603

Threats: T63 T264 T267 T269 T289 T308 T311

Description

An adversary intercepts traffic and intentionally drops DNS requests based on content in the request. In this way, the adversary can deny the availability of specific services or content to the user even if the IP address is changed.

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External ID Source Link Description
CAPEC-589 capec https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/589.html
CWE-300 cwe http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/300.html
REF-473 reference_from_CAPEC http://conferences2.sigcomm.org/imc/2014/papers/p285.pdf Censorship in the Wild: Analyzing Internet Filtering in Syria, 2014, Sigcomm

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  1. This attack requires the ability to conduct deep packet inspection with an In-Path device that can drop the targeted traffic and/or connection.

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Availability
Other (Preventing DNS from resolving a request denies the availability of a target site or service for the user.)
  1. Full URL Based Filtering: Filtering based upon the requested URL. URL String- based Filtering: Filtering based upon the use of particular strings included in the requested URL.