A review of ADDoS attack mechanisms, amplification vulnerability discovery, and mitigation

Sikang Jiang; Hongyu Chen; Zhipeng Jia; Zhichao Wang; Ruijie Cai

doi:10.1117/12.3054167

3 January 2025 A review of ADDoS attack mechanisms, amplification vulnerability discovery, and mitigation

Sikang Jiang, Hongyu Chen, Zhipeng Jia, Zhichao Wang, Ruijie Cai

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Proceedings Volume 13442, Fifth International Conference on Signal Processing and Computer Science (SPCS 2024); 134421Y (2025) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3054167
Event: Fifth International Conference on Signal Processing and Computer Science (SPCS 2024), 2024, Kaifeng, China

Abstract

Amplification-based distributed denial of service attacks (ADDoS) are a common and severe threat to the Internet. Recent reports of ADDoS attacks demonstrate that such attacks not only generate massive traffic but also exploit a variety of protocol types. Traditionally, attackers needed to control a substantial amount of resources to launch an attack. With the use of reflectors and amplifiers in DDoS attacks, an increasing number of protocols are being utilized for ADDoS. In this paper, we explore and review the basic concepts and process of ADDoS attacks, provide a detailed analysis of previous ADDoS incidents and related CVE vulnerabilities, and classify amplification vulnerabilities from the perspective of their causes. Additionally, we summarize common reflection patterns and methods for discovering amplification vulnerabilities, and propose methods to mitigate ADDoS attacks.

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Sikang Jiang, Hongyu Chen, Zhipeng Jia, Zhichao Wang, and Ruijie Cai "A review of ADDoS attack mechanisms, amplification vulnerability discovery, and mitigation", Proc. SPIE 13442, Fifth International Conference on Signal Processing and Computer Science (SPCS 2024), 134421Y (3 January 2025); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3054167

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