Re: I-D ACTION:draft-huitema-multi6-addr-selection-00.txt

[David Gethings <davidg@pipex.net>]

On Wednesday 20 October 2004 17:39, marcelo bagnulo braun wrote:
> I may not be understanding your point here...
> The proposed mechanism is to be used for initiating communications, not
> when the host receives an incoming communication.
> I mean, the DOSer doesn't have a mechanism to trigger the multiple
> packets, i think.
>
> Am i missing your point?
Perhaps a bit. Suppose the DOS'er has control of a dual homed node. He then 
installs some code that initiates communication with a target. For every 
packet this code sends the stack will send two. This will multiply the effect 
of the attack.

I'm not saying that this mechanism facilitates DOS'ing but it could multiple 
it's effects without any additional effort by the DOS'er.

Cheers

Dg