RFC Errata
RFC 4601, "Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)", August 2006
Note: This RFC has been obsoleted by RFC 7761
Source of RFC: pim (rtg)
Errata ID: 1200
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Maren Peasley
Date Reported: 2007-12-21
Held for Document Update by: David Ward
Date Held: 2009-03-22
Section 6.4 says:
- Forging a (*,*,RP) join presents a possibility for a denial-of- service attack by causing all traffic in the domain to flow to the PMBR issuing the join. (*,*,RP) behavior is included here primarily for backwards compatibility with prior revisions of the spec. However, the implementation of (*,*,RP) and PMBR is optional. When using (*,*,RP), the security concerns should be carefully considered.
It should say:
- Forging a (*,*,RP) join presents a possibility for a denial-of- service attack by causing all traffic in the domain to flow to the PMBR issuing the join. (*,*,RP) behavior is included here primarily for backwards compatibility with prior revisions of the spec. However, the implementation of (*,*,RP) and PMBR is optional. When using (*,*,RP), the security concerns SHOULD be carefully considered.
Notes:
RFC 2119 keyword is not capitalized.