GEN:SID | 1:419 |
Message | ICMP Mobile Host Redirect |
Summary | This event is generated when a network host generates an ICMP Mobile Host Redirect datagram.
|
Impact | ICMP Mobile Host Redirect Messages alert base-stations to the movements of IP based mobile hosts, such as notebooks and palmtop computers.
|
Detailed Information | The Transparent Internet Routing for IP Mobile Hosts IETF draft defines ICMP Type 32 Code 0 as an ICMP Mobile Host Redirect Message. This message was intended to be used by mobile computers to inform base-stations of their location on the network as they move from base-station to base-station.
This IETF draft was never ratified, and no hardware is known to exist that generates this type of ICMP datagram
|
Affected Systems | |
Attack Scenarios | None known
|
Ease of Attack | Numerous tools and scripts can generate this type of ICMP datagram.
|
Corrective Action | ICMP Type 32 datagrams are not normal network activity. Hosts generating these types of datagrams should be investigated for nefarious activity
|
Additional References | None
|