CAPEC Definitions

    CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-296

    CAPEC-296: ICMP Information Request

    An adversary sends an ICMP Information Request to a host to determine if it will respond to this deprecated mechanism. ICMP Information Requests are a deprecated message type. Information Requests were originally used for diskless machines to automatically obtain their network configuration, but this message type has been superseded by more robust protocol implementations like DHCP.

    Severity:Low
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    Extended Description

    No Extended Description.

    Mitigations

    No Mitigations found.

    Relationships with other CAPECs

    CAPEC-292: Host Discovery

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    Prerequisites

    The ability to send an ICMP Type 15 Information Request and receive an ICMP Type 16 Information Reply in response.

    Related Weaknesses

    CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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