full-disclosure - 802.11b (others) single packet DoS

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From: mlists at arhont.com (Andrew A. Vladimirov)
Subject: 802.11b (others) single packet DoS

The description of the attack appears to be too general and it is too 
early to say anything before a detailed practical implementation of the 
attack is shown (after all, this is Full Disclosure). From what I have 
gathered reading the provided link, it is a form of a casual jamming 
using a common wireless client card rather than a specific jamming 
device a la http://www.svbxlabs.com/pages/projects/herf005/

Well, if it is the case, then there is nothing new about it. Anyone who 
has experimented with FakeAP, knows that it can flood the channel pretty 
badly, especially if the attacker sets a smaller interval between 
beacons (e.g. with prism2_param beacon_int) and supplements it with the 
probe requests flood (looping prism2_param hostscan). As an example, see
http://www.wi-foo.com/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=24&t=11#reply_24
at our forum.

Regards,
Andrew

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michaeltone1975 wrote:
> http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4091
> 
> The vulnerability is related to the medium access control (MAC)
> function of the IEEE 802.11 protocol.  WLAN devices perform Carrier
> Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA), which
> minimises the likelihood of two devices transmitting
> simultaneously.  Fundamental to the functioning of CSMA/CA is the
> Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) procedure, used in all
> standards-compliant hardware and performed by a Direct Sequence
> Spread Spectrum (DSSS) physical (PHY) layer.
> 
> An attack against this vulnerability exploits the CCA function at
> the physical layer and causes all WLAN nodes within range, both
> clients and access points (AP), to defer transmission of data for
> the duration of the attack. When under attack, the device behaves
> as if the channel is always busy, preventing the transmission of
> any data over the wireless network.
> 
> 
> http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11-1999.pdf
> 
> 
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