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Capec-590 Detail
IP Address Blocking
Detailed Communications Software Likelihood: Low Typical Severity: High
Parents: 603
Threats: T63 T264 T267 T269 T289 T308 T311
An adversary performing this type of attack drops packets destined for a target IP address. The aim is to prevent access to the service hosted at the target IP address.
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| External ID | Source | Link | Description |
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| CAPEC-590 | capec | https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/590.html | |
| CWE-300 | cwe | http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/300.html | |
| REF-475 | reference_from_CAPEC | Abdelberi Chaabane, Terence Chen, Mathieu Cunche, Emiliano De Cristofaro, Arik Friedman, Mohamed Ali Kaafar, Censorship in the Wild: Analyzing Internet Filtering in Syria, 2014--02, IMC 2014 |
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- 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 |
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| Other (Blocking packets intended for a target IP address denies its availability to the user.) |
- Consider situations of information censorship for political purposes, where regimes that prevent access to specific web services.