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Re: Can such problem occur in MPLS

  • From: "Gopal@Yahoo" <gnaganab@yahoo.com>
  • Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:33:09 -0800 (PST)
  • Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 23:50:15 -0500
  • To: Mehwish Ahmed <mehwishkhurshid@yahoo.com>, mpls-ops@mplsrc.com

PLs see inline....

--- Mehwish Ahmed <mehwishkhurshid@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I got a confussion if such problems can occur in
> MPLS
> 
> In any case is it possible that router in a LSP
> sends bogus packet with correct outgoing Label...??

It may happen by malfunction. This can also happen by
misconfiguring static labels.


> 
> or
> 
> If somehow a label is spoofed from a LSP and same
> label is then used to sent bogus packet through LSP
> ...??

Yes.

> 
> Like Router1 uses LABEL1 as outgoing label for
> messages send to Router2, both Router1 and Router2
> are in LSP.If attacker spoofs link between Router1
> and Router2  to get value of label i.e LABEL1.Then
> using the same LABEL1 attacker pushes rudendent data
> array in LSP. 
> 
> 
> 
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