6.2 1000 Series—IP Signatures
6.2.5 Bad IP packet signatures
The following are Bad IP Packet signatures:
  • 1101—Unknown IP Protocol (severity 1, information): This signature is triggered when an IP datagram is received with the protocol field set to 101 or greater. These protocol types are undefined or reserved and should not be used. Use of undefined or reserved protocol types may indicate establishment of a proprietary communication channel. No known exploits implement this concept. This does not preclude the possibility that exploits do exist outside of the realm of Cisco Systems' knowledge domain.
  • 1102—Impossible IP Packet (severity 5, DoS): This is triggered when an IP packet arrives with source equal to destination address. This signature will catch the so-called Land Attack.