Summary of attacks on Gnutella networks [1]
| Attack Name |
Type |
Notes |
| Ping Flood |
DoS |
Eve sends Ping to Alice, Alice processes and forwards, ... |
| Query Flood |
DoS |
Same as Ping Flood but processing cost is higher. |
| Push Bomb |
DoS (Flood) |
Perform valid query but then forge push descriptor, pointing it at the intended target. |
| Pong Attack |
DoS (Flood) |
Construct a lot of pongs in response to a ping. May DoS and may result in an inaccurate view of the network topology. |
| Hit Man Attack |
DoS (Flood) |
Construct fake QueryHits pointed at victim. |
