Description
DNS allows remote attackers to use DNS name servers as traffic amplifiers via a UDP DNS query with a spoofed source address, which produces more traffic to the victim than was sent by the attacker.
References
- J-063 third-party-advisory government-resource
- dns-udp-query-dos(7238) vdb-entry
- 19990730 Possible Denial Of Service using DNS mailing-list
- 19990810 Possible Denial Of Service using DNS mailing-list