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ICMP Bug

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is used as control messages among network devices. ICMP has many vulnerabilities, or bugs, for attackers to taking advantages. Typical ICMP related attacks are: Ping of death also known as "long ICMP", jolt, sPING, Ping flood, and IceNewk.

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ICMP Bug