Smurf Attacks: Attacks using ICMP
Kavita Choudhary · 2011
IP Address Spoofing attacks are used to take control over computer by unauthorized means, whereby the attacker sends messages to a computer with fake IP address indicating that the message is coming from trusted host. In IP Address Spoofing attack through ICMP , attackers use incorrect source IP addresses in attack packets (spoofed IP packets) to hide identity from victim, it also reduce the risk of trace-back and avoid detection. In this paper, we investigate the methods adopted in order to perform attacks through Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) messages, also known as Smurf Attack. We present the comparative analysis of the various solutions of Smurf Attack.