description-logoDescription

This indicates detection of an attempt to use the RefRef tool to attack an HTTP server.
RefRef is a Perl tool used to perform Distributed Denial of Service attacks by sending a sequence of HTTP requests to a target host.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Any site providing HTTP service.

Impact logoImpact

Denial of Service.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

This signature and the DoS sensor can be enabled to reduce the impact of attack.

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2020-12-02 16.972