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New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks
From: Barry Greene <bgreene () senki org>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:27:02 -0500
Hello Fellow NANOGer, If you have not already seen it, experiences it, or read about it, working to head off another reflection DOS vector. This time it is memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP. There are active exploits using these ports. Reflection attacks and the memcached is not new. We know how reflection attacks work (send a spoofed packet to a device and have it reflected back (yes please deploy source address validation and BCP 38). Operators are asked to review their networks and consider updating their Exploitable Port Filters (Infrastructure ACLs) to track or block UDP/TCP port 11211 for all ingress and egress traffic. If you do not know about iACLs or Explorable port filters, you can use this white paper details and examples from peers on Exploitable Port Filters: http://www.senki.org/operators-security-toolkit/filtering-exploitable-ports-and-minimizing-risk-to-and-from-your-customers/ Enterprises are also asked to update their iACLs, Exploitable Port Filters, and Firewalls to track or block UDP/TCP port 11211 for all ingress and egress traffic. Deploying these filters will help protect your network, your organization, your customers, and the Internet. Ping me 1:1 if you have questions. Sincerely, -- Barry Raveendran Greene Security Geek helping with OPSEC Trust Mobile: +1 408 218 4669 E-mail: bgreene () senki org ---------------------------- Resources on memcached Exploit (to evaluate your risk): More information about this attack vector can be found at the following: • JPCERT – memcached のアクセス制御に関する注意喚起 (JPCERT-AT-2018-0009) http://www.jpcert.or.jp/at/2018/at180009.html • Qrator Labs: The memcached amplification attacks reaching 500 Gbps https://medium.com/@qratorlabs/the-memcached-amplification-attack-reaching-500-gbps-b439a7b83c98 • Arbor Networks: memcached Reflection/Amplification Description and DDoS Attack Mitigation Recommendations https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/asert/memcached-reflection-amplification-description-ddos-attack-mitigation-recommendations/ • Cloudflare: Memcrashed – Major amplification attacks from UDP port 11211 https://blog.cloudflare.com/memcrashed-major-amplification-attacks-from-port-11211/ • Link11: New High-Volume Vector: Memcached Reflection Amplification Attacks https://www.link11.com/en/blog/new-high-volume-vector-memcached-reflection-amplification-attacks/ • Blackhat Talk: The New Page of Injections Book: Memcached Injections by Ivan Novikov https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-14/materials/us-14-Novikov-The-New-Page-Of-Injections-Book-Memcached-Injections-WP.pdf • Memcache Exploit http://niiconsulting.com/checkmate/2013/05/memcache-exploit/
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- New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Barry Greene (Feb 27)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Ca By (Feb 27)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Eric Kuhnke (Feb 27)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Chip Marshall (Feb 27)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Justin Paine via NANOG (Feb 27)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Job Snijders (Feb 28)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Ca By (Feb 28)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Ca By (Feb 27)
- Re: New Active Exploit: memcached on port 11211 UDP & TCP being exploited for reflection attacks Dan Hollis (Feb 27)