module
Chargen Probe Utility
| Disclosed | Created |
|---|---|
| Feb 8, 1996 | May 30, 2018 |
Disclosed
Feb 8, 1996
Created
May 30, 2018
Description
Chargen is a debugging and measurement tool and a character
generator service. A character generator service simply sends
data without regard to the input.
Chargen is susceptible to spoofing the source of transmissions
as well as use in a reflection attack vector. The misuse of the
testing features of the Chargen service may allow attackers to
craft malicious network payloads and reflect them by spoofing
the transmission source to effectively direct it to a target.
This can result in traffic loops and service degradation with
large amounts of network traffic.
generator service. A character generator service simply sends
data without regard to the input.
Chargen is susceptible to spoofing the source of transmissions
as well as use in a reflection attack vector. The misuse of the
testing features of the Chargen service may allow attackers to
craft malicious network payloads and reflect them by spoofing
the transmission source to effectively direct it to a target.
This can result in traffic loops and service degradation with
large amounts of network traffic.
Author
Matteo Cantoni [email protected]
References
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
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