SSL: OpenSSL Client Connection Flood

This signature detects a large number of connection requests between peers using OpenSSL in client mode. This has been documented publicly as an alternative to using the THC-SSL-DOS tool to perform a resource exhaustion DOS of an SSL-enabled server.

Short Name
SSL:OPENSSL-FLOOD
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
SSL
Keywords
Client Connection Flood OpenSSL
Release Date
10/31/2011
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown

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