[nsp-sec] DoS Attack against Level3

Mike Tancsa mike at sentex.net
Thu Jul 21 14:10:05 EDT 2011


On 7/21/2011 11:09 AM, Janish, Nathan wrote:
> ----------- nsp-security Confidential --------
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> We are currently experiencing a DoS attack and would appreciate the assistance of anyone who could possibly provide us with some of their netflows.


Just a bit of what appears to be normal DNS flows now, but there seems to have been an unusual burst of activity from one of our customer networks from 07:38 (GMT-400) to 08:56.  I can make further inquiries if you think there might be benefit ?  Was the attack DNS focused ?


% racluster -L0  -m matrix -nr leve3-attack.arg
         StartTime    Flgs  Proto            SrcAddr  Sport   Dir            DstAddr  Dport  TotPkts   TotBytes State 
07-20 21:43:37.678  e          ip      204.225.48.34          <->      205.128.90.51               4        765   CON
07-21 06:05:21.699  e          ip     199.212.134.12           ->      205.128.90.51              16       1367   INT
07-21 07:38:57.926  M          ip      192.221.69.45          <->    198.235.180.253             228      23426   CON
07-21 07:38:58.148  M          ip    198.235.181.254           ->      205.128.70.51             150      12871   INT
07-21 07:38:58.649  M          ip      192.221.69.45          <->    198.235.181.254             186      19648   CON
07-21 07:46:12.053  M          ip    198.235.181.254          <->       206.33.57.51             153      13344   CON
07-21 07:46:12.554  M          ip    198.235.180.253          <->      205.128.90.51             135      13242   CON
07-21 07:46:12.554  M          ip      192.221.72.51          <->    198.235.181.254             195      17536   CON
07-21 07:46:13.055  M          ip      192.221.72.51          <->    198.235.180.253             153      14223   CON
07-21 07:46:13.055  M          ip    198.235.181.254          <->      205.128.90.51             186      16876   CON
07-21 07:46:13.557  M          ip         4.23.54.51          <->    198.235.181.254             159      14782   CON
07-21 08:02:38.633  M          ip         4.23.54.51          <->    198.235.180.253             195      17005   CON
07-21 08:02:39.133  M          ip    198.235.180.253          <->      205.128.70.51             186      17083   CON
07-21 08:02:39.634  M          ip    198.235.180.253          <->       206.33.57.51             162      14199   CON
07-21 08:13:33.200  e          ip     199.212.134.12           ->      205.128.70.51              15       1283   INT
07-21 08:13:33.219  e          ip      192.221.72.51          <-      199.212.134.12              21       1781   RSP
07-21 08:13:34.002  e          ip     199.212.134.12           ->       206.33.57.51              19       1594   INT
07-21 08:13:34.020  e          ip         4.23.54.51          <-      199.212.134.12              17       1442   RSP
07-21 08:13:34.804  e          ip      192.221.69.45          <-      199.212.134.12              20       1683   RSP
07-21 08:35:05.869  e          ip        64.7.150.22          <->      192.221.69.45               2        427   CON
07-21 08:47:32.850  M          ip       64.7.140.187           ->      205.128.90.51               3        275   INT
07-21 08:47:36.808  M          ip       64.7.140.187           ->      205.128.70.51               6        550   INT
07-21 08:47:40.808  M          ip         4.23.54.51          <-        64.7.140.187              12       1100   RSP
07-21 08:47:40.808  M          ip       64.7.140.187          <->      192.221.72.51               9       1506   CON
07-21 08:47:44.808  M          ip       64.7.140.187           ->      192.221.69.45               6        550   INT
07-21 08:47:44.808  M          ip       64.7.140.187           ->       206.33.57.51               3        275   INT
07-21 08:56:15.715  M          ip    198.235.180.210           ->      205.128.70.51               3        281   INT
07-21 08:56:16.216  M          ip      192.221.69.45          <-     198.235.180.210               3        281   RSP
07-21 08:56:16.717  M          ip         4.23.54.51          <-     198.235.180.210               3        281   RSP
07-21 08:56:16.835  M          ip    198.235.180.200           ->      205.128.70.51              63       5325   INT
07-21 08:56:17.218  M          ip    198.235.180.210           ->      205.128.90.51               3        281   INT
07-21 08:56:17.641  M          ip      192.221.72.51          <->    198.235.180.200              75       6986   CON
07-21 08:56:17.719  M          ip      192.221.72.51          <-     198.235.180.210               3        248   RSP
07-21 08:56:18.220  M          ip    198.235.180.210           ->       206.33.57.51               3        248   INT
07-21 08:56:18.449  M          ip    198.235.180.200           ->       206.33.57.51              69       5809   INT
07-21 08:56:19.257  M          ip    198.235.180.200           ->      205.128.90.51              72       6051   INT
07-21 08:56:20.065  M          ip      192.221.69.45          <-     198.235.180.200              69       5803   RSP
07-21 08:56:20.873  M          ip         4.23.54.51          <-     198.235.180.200              66       5567   RSP
07-21 10:00:19.039  e          ip      192.221.72.51          <->     199.212.134.18               2        425   CON
 

	---Mike

> 
> Destinations that are currently being attacked are,
> 
> 192.221.69.45
> 192.221.72.51
> 205.128.90.51
> 4.23.54.51
> 205.128.70.51
> 206.33.57.51
> 199.93.56.51
> 
> Thanks in Advance,
> 
> Nathan Janish
> Level3 Communications
> Manager, Network Security
> 720.888.3350
> nathan.janish at level3.com<mailto:nathan.janish at level3.com>
> 
> 
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