Re: What do I need to configure in snort.conf to protect against segmentation attacks?

[Emeka Agu <mainmen1985 () gmail com>]

Hi Tony thanks for the help. Still get the problem!

I followed this guide too:
http://searchsecuritychannel.techtarget.com/tip/Snorts-Stream5-and-TCP-overlapping-fragmentswhere
Richard did exactly the same thing as me

And edited my Stream5 TCP policy to include the reassembly Port, but it
still didn't detect anything. Surely something is wrong, or is Snort that
easily beaten by segmented TCP streams?

Thanks

On 23 August 2012 18:27, Tony Robinson <deusexmachina667 () gmail com> wrote:

> I'd check your frag3 and stream 5 settings in snort.conf, verify that
> stream5 is enabled and that TCP streams are being assembled. according to
> the snort manual, stream reassembly for port 80 from client operating
> systems is a default setting in snort.conf -- Double check that, maybe set
> port 80 to both. Additionally, look into the stream_assembly rule option,
> and integrate it into your rule to ensure that TCP streams are being
> reassembled.
>
> http://manual.snort.org/node33.html#SECTION004621000000000000000
>
> In regards to ip fragmentation, try changing frag3 back to the defaults
> and see what happens.
>
> Try running a packet capture (i.e. use snort, wireshark, tshark or
> tcpdump) and get a pcap on the interface snort is listening on to ensure
> the traffic is being dropped/modified somewhere in transit -- you need to
> verify what your snort sensor is seeing.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> -Tony
>
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 2:55 AM, Emeka Agu <mainmen1985 () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > Hi there, I've created some code in Scapy to create a successful 3WH and
> > then push a segmented keyword (/root/hacked) over 3 packets.
> >
> > I also created these three rules in snort (I know the rule with no flow
> > direction set is pointless, but I needed it to confirm my findings)
> >
> > 1) alert tcp any any -> $HOME_NET  80 (msg:”Testing TCP”;
> > content:”/root/hacked”; nocase; sid:11112;)
> >
> >
> >
> > 2) alert ip any any -> $HOME_NET  80 (msg:”Testing IP Frag”;
> > content:”/root/hacked”; nocase; sid:11113;)
> >
> >
> >
> > 3) alert tcp any any -> $HOME_NET  80 (msg:”Testing TCP Flow”;
> > flow:to_server, established; content:”/root/hacked”; nocase; sid:11114;)
> >
> >
> > But none of them are alerted when I send the packets. Wireshark manages
> > to see the packets and when I select Follow TCP Stream, and it displays the
> > content in full.
> >
> >
> > IP tables has been turned off too I tested with an earlier evasion
> > attempt just using a fragmented packet where it split the keyword into
> > "/roo" and "t/hacked" and  Snort detected it. I used exactly the same
> > destination and source ports, same IP source and destination, too.
> >
> >
> > So I am presuming it's something to do with my snort.conf file. I've left
> > most of the options as default, I just changed the policies to linux, as I
> > am using Backtrack as the Snort IDS
> >
> >
> > Can anyone give me any guidance please?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > Emeka
> >
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