[TOOL] TCP Conneciton Denial of Service Tool (panic.pl)

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  TCP Conneciton Denial of Service Tool (panic.pl)
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SUMMARY



DETAILS

 <http://nutshell.gotfault.net/tools/panic/> panic.pl is another and 
simple TCP connection denial of service tool. It creates hundreds of open 
connections against the target server. Depends on server configuration it 
may be busy and denying new connections from the attacker's ip or even 
anywhere else.
It was successfully tested against many targets running sshd/ftpd/httpd 
servers.
Note: This tool does not spoof IP address.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by  <mailto:carloslack@xxxxxxxxx> Carlos 
Carvalho.
To keep updated with the tool visit the project's homepage at:  
<http://nutshell.gotfault.net/tools/panic/> 
http://nutshell.gotfault.net/tools/panic/



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