PROTOCOL-ICMP -- Snort alerted on Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) traffic, which allows hosts to send error messages about interruptions in traffic. Administrators can use ICMP to perform diagnostics and troubleshooting, but the protocol can also be used by attackers to gain information on a network. This protocol is vulnerable to several attacks, and many administrators block it altogether, or block selective messages.
PROTOCOL-ICMP Timestamp Reply
This event is generated when a network host generates an ICMP Timestamp Reply in response to an ICMP Timestamp Request message. Impact: Information-gathering. An ICMP Timestamp Reply message is sent in response to an ICMP RTimestamp Request message. If the ICMP Timestamp Reply message reaches the requesting host it indicates that the replying host is alive. Details: ICMP Type 0 Code 0 is the RFC defined messaging type for ICMP Timestamp Reply datagrams. This type of message is used to determine if a host is active on the network. If ICMP type 8 (echo) traffic is filtered at a firewall, an attacker may try to use type 14 (timestamp) as an alternative. Ease of Attack: Numerous tools and scripts can generate this type of ICMP datagram.
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Original rule writer unknown Cisco Talos Matthew Watchinski Nigel Houghton
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