Bugtraq: Re: udp packet storms

[newsham () zang kcc hawaii edu (Tim Newsham)]

> This leads to a bug I've literally been afraid to test:
>
> How about forging a ping packet with source and destination
> address YOUR.NET.HERE.255?  Should cause a brief but interesting
> storm, while doing only minimal loading on the forger.
when you send out a ping it is a ICMP_ECHO packet.  When the remote
sends a reply it is a ICMP_ECHOREPLY packet.  A host will not
reply to an ICMP_ECHOREPLY so you're safe.  

                                   Tim N.