An SNMP amplification attack exploits SNMP devices with predictable community strings by spoofing queries with large responses. The effectiveness of this attack can be increased by employing a DDoS component as well as by sending requests to multiple SNMP devices simultaneously.
SNMP amplification DoS attack
Getting ready
To simulate an SNMP amplification attack, you will need to have a device with SNMP enabled on it. In the examples provided, a Windows XP device is used for this purpose. For more information on setting up a Windows system, refer to the Installing Windows Server recipe in Chapter 1, Getting Started. Additionally, an installation of Ubuntu is used as a scan target. For more information on setting up Ubuntu, refer to the Installing Ubuntu Server recipe...
