Mangled packet
In computer networking, a mangled or invalid packet is a packet — especially IP packet — that either lacks order or self-coherence, or contains code aimed to confuse or disrupt computers, firewalls, routers, or any service present on the network.
Their usage is associated with a type of network attack called a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. They aim to destabilize the network and sometimes to reveal its available services – when network operators must restart the disabled ones.[1] Mangled packets can be generated by dedicated software such as nmap or Nessus.
As of 2008[update], most invalid packets are easily filtered by modern stateful firewalls.
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