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	SSping attack
advICE :Intrusions : 2000021

FAQ

Oh my gosh, I'm being HACKED!!!

How do I report the hacker to my ISP?

I'm seeing lots of attacks, is this normal?

Summary
This indicated an attempt to hang your system
Details
The SSping attack is designed to crash your system by sending invalid IP fragments at it.
Defense
Most firewalls will automatically filter out these packets.
Spoofing
Most instances of this attack are from spoofed IP addresses.

more information

BugtraqID: 646 Microsoft Windows IP Source Routing Vulnerability
spoofing: More about how to fake IP addresses.
advICE: Ping of Death: SSping is a variant of the Ping-of-Death exploit.

parametric information

offset The offset from the start of the original packet this fragment appeared in.

len The length of this fragment.

proto The protocol number (1=ICMP,6=TCP,17=UDP).

 
Version appeared: 2.5