CAPECattack pattern

CAPEC-598 DNS Spoofing

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Abstraction
Detailed
Status
Draft
CAPEC version
3.9

Description

An adversary sends a malicious ("NXDOMAIN" ("No such domain") code, or DNS A record) response to a target's route request before a legitimate resolver can. This technique requires an On-path or In-path device that can monitor and respond to the target's DNS requests. This attack differs from BGP Tampering in that it directly responds to requests made by the target instead of polluting the routing the target's infrastructure uses.

Prerequisites

• On/In Path Device

Skills required

• [Low] To distribute email

Mitigations

• Design: Avoid dependence on DNS • Design: Include "hosts file"/IP address in the application • Implementation: Utilize a .onion domain with Tor support • Implementation: DNSSEC • Implementation: DNS-hold-open

Related

Child of · CAPEC (1)

  • CAPEC-194 Fake the Source of Data attack pattern