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Hacking VoIP
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Hacking VoIP

by Himanshu Dwivedi
October 2008
Beginner
220 pages
5h 26m
English
No Starch Press
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IAX Security Attacks

Now that we know the basics of the IAX protocol and its use in authentication, let's discuss some of the many security attacks. In this section, we will discuss the following VoIP attacks on devices using IAX for session setup and media communication:

  • Username enumeration

  • Offline dictionary attack (IAX.Brute)

  • Active dictionary attack

  • Man-in-the-middle attack

  • MD5-to-plaintext downgrade attack (IAXAuthJack)

  • Denial of Service attacks

    • Registration Reject

    • Call Reject

    • HangUP

    • Hold/Quelch (IAXHangup)

Username Enumeration

IAX usernames can be enumerated, in a manner similar to the process described in Chapter 3 for the H.323 protocol. Username enumeration of valid IAX users can be completed using the enumIAX tool written by Dustin D. Trammel. ...

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