Re: R7-0015: Multiple Vulnerabilities Apple QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:36:09 PDT, security snot said:
> How are denial of service attacks against a media server security issues?

If somebody can send you a packet that takes out your server, and then do it
again 5 mins later when the server reboots, lather, rinse, repeat, it's a
security issue.

If somebody can send you a low-bandwidth stream of packets that make your
server work WAY too hard, so that the expensive server that's supposed to be
handling 500 simultaneous clients is dropping users at 75, it's a security
issue.

If you don't believe it now, wait till you're the sysadmin of the server that's
being attacked, and you tell the VP that you're dead in the water because some
script kiddie is packeting you.  And after the VP finishes with you, you'll
either be a believer or unemployed. ;)

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