Threat P.O.DoS.3

URI: P.O.DoS.3

Package: ProcessComms

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Description: DoS attack on service Process from subnet LogicalSubnet: an attacker with access to LogicalSubnetcan exploit a privileged network path through firewalls allowing access to service Process, sending too many messages and overloading Process. The best defence is to manage and restrict the traffic sent to the service at one of the inbound network interfaces (check threat causes for unrestricted network interfaces).

Threat Type: Primary Threat

Matching Pattern:

MP-DoS

Finds a service with its host, and a service attack path to the service from a (possibly remote) subnet, and all the interfaces to which traffic would flow along this attack path.

Triggers Secondary Threats (2)

H.O.HP-iT.0

Effect of overload at process Process on Host: if the process Process is overloaded, it may cause an overload on its host Host.

P.A.HP-iT.6

Effect of overload at low priority process Process: the priority of process Process may be reduced to prevent it from overloading its host Host, but in that case Process may become unavailable even if Host is not.