A grossly oversized ICMP packet can trigger a range of adverse system reactions such as denial of service (DoS), crashing, freezing, and rebooting.
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Before You Begin |
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For background information, read Understanding Ping of Death Attacks. |
To enable protection against a Ping of Death attack, use the JUNOS CLI configuration editor. The specified zone is where the attack originates.
- user@host# set security screen ping-death icmp ping-death
- user@host# set security zones security-zone zone screen
ping-death
