Browser/Javascript POST attack

[Syzop]

Just wanted to drop a note that if anyone is experiencing problems like this (also called Firefox XPS IRC Attack). Then this is what I suggest you do:
1. If not done so already, then compile UnrealIRCd with NOSPOOF (spoof protection) enabled, on *NIX this is the first question asked during ./Config, on Windows it is always enabled.
2. I've released a nopost module which will kill/zline/etc such connections. http://www.vulnscan.org/UnrealIRCd/modu ... ost.tar.gz
You can do #2 without #1, and #1 without #2, but if you're really under attack then combining them is most effective.

[MightyWings]

Thank you for posting this, Syzop.

My network hasn't had this problem yet,
but one can't be to careful. Thank you,
for creating the module as well. :)

MightyWings

[katsklaw]

If I'm not mistaken the /close command would help too as it closes all unknown connections. So if I'm correct, issuing a /close command after a /rehash and loading the module should clean things up.

Perhaps someone that knows for sure can verify my statement.

[Stealth]

CLOSE will only help if you have NOSPOOF enabled and there are a bunch of these connections stuck in user registration. Also, just loading the module will catch new connections and the old ones will time out after the user registration timeout (IIRC it's 30 seconds)

[transacid]

I see alot of

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[nopost] Killed connection from 207.46.195.226

That's a msn bot. Why would msn index irc?

[Jobe1986]

I see alot of

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[nopost] Killed connection from 207.46.195.226

That's a msn bot. Why would msn index irc?

Well given that it triggered the [nopost] notice this suggests that somewhere there is a url directed at your IRC server:port that the bot/crawler followed as the only way [nopost] notices are triggered with the nopost module is if the IRCd receives a "POST" "GET" or "PUT" command.

[transacid]

Also the config doesn't seem to work. I get

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*** Notice -- error: unrealircd.conf:949: unknown directive set::nopost

If i dun use the setting at all it works fine.

[Syzop]

Also the config doesn't seem to work. I get

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*** Notice -- error: unrealircd.conf:949: unknown directive set::nopost

If i dun use the setting at all it works fine.

My bad. I've updated the module to fix this (url still the same).

As for the MSN bot, I (obviously) don't know the MSN bot internals, but it somehow thinks your IRC server is a website

[transacid]

Also the config doesn't seem to work. I get

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*** Notice -- error: unrealircd.conf:949: unknown directive set::nopost

If i dun use the setting at all it works fine.

My bad. I've updated the module to fix this (url still the same).

As for the MSN bot, I (obviously) don't know the MSN bot internals, but it somehow thinks your IRC server is a website :)

Ok thanks, this one works fine ;)

[transacid]

oh btw, now i dun see any logmessages anymore :/

[Syzop]

What settings do you use?
I get a message both with kill and with gline (though with anything other than kill it's like '*** G:Line added for ...... the reason..', and not a 'killed connection ..' as well, as that would seem a bit redundant)

[transacid]

What settings do you use?
I get a message both with kill and with gline (though with anything other than kill it's like '*** G:Line added for ...... the reason..', and not a 'killed connection ..' as well, as that would seem a bit redundant)

oh nevermind. Didn't check my snomask ;) Everything good now.