Subject: [core] #209: Add potential attacks to security considerations

From: "core issue tracker" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:37:30 -0000

#209: Add potential attacks to security considerations

 Bert Greevenbosch notes that a stateless server might be susceptible to an
 attack where the adversary sends a Block1 (e.g., PUT) block with a high
 block number.  A naive implementation might exhaust its resources by
 creating a huge resource representation.

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 Reporter:  cabo@…           |      Owner:  draft-ietf-core-block@…
     Type:  editorial        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  minor            |  Milestone:  post-WGLC-1
Component:  block            |    Version:
 Severity:  In WG Last Call  |   Keywords:
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/core/trac/ticket/209>
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