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Peer-to-peer networks co-opted for DOS attacks
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2007-05-28

A flaw in the design of a popular peer-to-peer network software has given attackers the ability to create massive denial-of-service attacks that can easily overwhelm corporate Web sites, a security firm warned last week.

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Peer-to-peer networks co-opted for DOS attacks 2007-05-29
lsi
Is the flaw really in the server software, or actually in the protocol which permits servers to instruct clients to request information from a specific IP?

Perhaps a new version of the DC++ client that failed to honour this part of the protocol would help....

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