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

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Message-ID: <4F184106.8090603@extendedsubset.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:12:54 -0600
From: Marsh Ray <marsh@...endedsubset.com>
To: Jan Wrobel <wrr@...edbit.org>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Reflection Scan: an Off-Path Attack on TCP

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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