MB2 runs off the Q3 engine which has a well known and vastly exploited issue, it's what caused all the issues this weekend.
My server is getting bot striked...
This is a great little script that will protect your server and the thread itself has plenty of detail about the issue.
Re Cod | Gaming Community • Quake 3 engine fake players DoS 0.4.4e \ Luigi Auriemma - | Programs
Re Cod | Gaming Community • Secure linux game server (cod1,2,4) - Server scripts
Another important set of rules for blocking fakeclients and a msg exploit, which was patched in OpenJK but some servers seem to use older crap
I'd recommend all people apply this rule or find a host that has attack scrubbing.
Some other references:
Amplification DDoS attack with Quake3 servers: An analysis (1/2) - Alejandro Nolla - z0mbiehunt3r
Amplification DDoS attack with Quake3 servers: An analysis(2/2) - Alejandro Nolla - z0mbiehunt3r
Quake.ie | Preventing DDOS attacks on a Quake 3 Server
My server is getting bot striked...
This is a great little script that will protect your server and the thread itself has plenty of detail about the issue.
Re Cod | Gaming Community • Quake 3 engine fake players DoS 0.4.4e \ Luigi Auriemma - | Programs
Re Cod | Gaming Community • Secure linux game server (cod1,2,4) - Server scripts
Another important set of rules for blocking fakeclients and a msg exploit, which was patched in OpenJK but some servers seem to use older crap
I'd recommend all people apply this rule or find a host that has attack scrubbing.
Some other references:
Amplification DDoS attack with Quake3 servers: An analysis (1/2) - Alejandro Nolla - z0mbiehunt3r
Amplification DDoS attack with Quake3 servers: An analysis(2/2) - Alejandro Nolla - z0mbiehunt3r
Quake.ie | Preventing DDOS attacks on a Quake 3 Server
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