ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) – Cheat Sheet Part w

How ICMP Ping works?

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How ICMP Traceroute works?

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ICMP is insecure and hard to secure because ICMP messages can originate from any Always disable the ICMP requests to your network
system on the Internet. from OUTSIDE
Reconnaissance & Scanning Attacks: Attacker uses ICMP Always disable the ICMP Protocol on network
Sweeps & traceroute for thorough scan of the network
devices where not necessary
DoS Attacks: Attacker floods the target network/system with
ICMP messages resulting in degraded or no availability
Other Attacks (Smurf Attacks, Ping of Death Attacks
ICMP based Attacks to other protocols like TCP, HTTP,…)

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