Re: Reflection Scan: an Off-Path Attack on TCP

[Marsh Ray <marsh () extendedsubset com>]

On 01/17/2012 04:45 PM, Jan Wrobel wrote:
> Abstract:
> The paper demonstrates how traffic load of a shared packet queue can
> be exploited as a side channel through which protected information
> leaks to an off-path attacker.

C.f. The Thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing_%28listening_device%29

- Marsh

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