IPv6 and IPv4 Threat Comparison and Best- Practice Evaluation (v1.0)

Abstract

3.1 Attacks with New Considerations in IPv6 4 3.1.1 Reconnaissance 4 3.1.2 Unauthorized Access 7 3.1.3 Header Manipulation and Fragmentation 11 3.1.4 Layer 3-Layer 4 Spoofing 13 3.1.5 ARP and DHCP Attacks 15 3.1.6 Broadcast Amplification Attacks (smurf) 16 3.1.7 Routing Attacks 17 3.1.8 Viruses and Worms 18 3.1.9 Translation, Transition, and Tunneling Mechanisms 19 3.2 Attacks with Strong IPv4 and IPv6 Similarities 20 3.2.1 Sniffing 20 3.2.2 Application Layer Attacks 21 3.2.3 Rogue Devices 21 3.2.4 Man-in-the-Middle Attacks 21 3.2.5 Flooding 21