TCP Null Flag Attack

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

This rule detects TCP packets with no flags set. Such behavior is often linked to reconnaissance or IDS evasion techniques.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "DETECTION_ACTION_NETWORK_TCP_NULL_FLAG_ATTACK" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.IDS_NAME,Action1.ACTION,Action1.MSG_ID,Action1.EVENTID,Action1.TYPE,Action1.SUBTYPE,Action1.DEVICETYPE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.SOURCE_IP,Action1.TYPESOURCE,Action1.TYPEFACILITY,Action1.THREAT_ID,Action1.IDS_STATUS,Action1.MESSAGE

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Network