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Idce207901-ed7b-49ae-ada7-033e1fbb1240
RulenameVMware SD-WAN Edge - Network Anomaly Detection - Potential Fragmentation Attack
DescriptionThe VMware SD-WAN Edge appliance received packets potentially part of an IP Fragmentation attack or indicating an MTU mismatch.



An IP fragmentation attack is a cyberattack that exploits how IP packets are fragmented and reassembled. IP fragmentation is a process by which large IP packets are broken down into smaller packets to transmit them over networks with smaller Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) sizes.



Attackers can exploit IP fragmentation in various ways, for example, Denial-of-service attacks, address spoofing, or even information disclosure.



This analytics rule analyzes Syslog streams; these alerts are not reported by default if Search API is used.
SeverityLow
TacticsImpact
DefenseEvasion
TechniquesT1498
T1599
Required data connectorsVMwareSDWAN
KindScheduled
Query frequency1h
Query period1h
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMware%20SD-WAN%20and%20SASE/Analytic%20Rules/vmw-sdwan-ipfrag-attempt.yaml
Version1.0.0
Arm templatece207901-ed7b-49ae-ada7-033e1fbb1240.json
Deploy To Azure
Syslog
| where SyslogMessage contains "VCF Drop"
| where SyslogMessage contains "packet too big"
| project-rename EdgeName=HostName
| project-away Computer, HostIP, SourceSystem, Type
| extend OverlaySegmentName = extract("SEGMENT_NAME=(.+) COUNT=", 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend IpProtocol = extract("PROTO=(.+) SRC=", 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend SrcIpAddress = extract("SRC=(.+) DST=", 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend DstIpAddress = extract("DST=(.+) REASON=", 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend EdgeFwAction = extract("ACTION=(.+) SEGMENT=", 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend SyslogTag = extract("^(.+): ACTION=", 1, SyslogMessage)
| extend pcktCount = extract("COUNT=([0-9]+)$", 1, SyslogMessage)
| project
    TimeGenerated,
    EdgeFwAction,
    EdgeName,
    SrcIpAddress,
    IpProtocol,
    DstIpAddress,
    pcktCount,
    SyslogTag
severity: Low
name: VMware SD-WAN Edge - Network Anomaly Detection - Potential Fragmentation Attack
version: 1.0.0
id: ce207901-ed7b-49ae-ada7-033e1fbb1240
tactics:
- Impact
- DefenseEvasion
entityMappings:
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SrcIpAddress
    identifier: Address
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMware%20SD-WAN%20and%20SASE/Analytic%20Rules/vmw-sdwan-ipfrag-attempt.yaml
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 1h
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: SingleAlert
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - SDWAN
  connectorId: VMwareSDWAN
suppressionDuration: 5h
queryFrequency: 1h
incidentConfiguration:
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    lookbackDuration: 1h
    groupByCustomDetails: []
    matchingMethod: AllEntities
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    groupByEntities: []
    groupByAlertDetails: []
  createIncident: true
description: |-
  The VMware SD-WAN Edge appliance received packets potentially part of an IP Fragmentation attack or indicating an MTU mismatch.

  An IP fragmentation attack is a cyberattack that exploits how IP packets are fragmented and reassembled. IP fragmentation is a process by which large IP packets are broken down into smaller packets to transmit them over networks with smaller Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) sizes.

  Attackers can exploit IP fragmentation in various ways, for example, Denial-of-service attacks, address spoofing, or even information disclosure.

  This analytics rule analyzes Syslog streams; these alerts are not reported by default if Search API is used.
customDetails:
  Edge_Name: EdgeName
relevantTechniques:
- T1498
- T1599
suppressionEnabled: false
query: |+
  Syslog
  | where SyslogMessage contains "VCF Drop"
  | where SyslogMessage contains "packet too big"
  | project-rename EdgeName=HostName
  | project-away Computer, HostIP, SourceSystem, Type
  | extend OverlaySegmentName = extract("SEGMENT_NAME=(.+) COUNT=", 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend IpProtocol = extract("PROTO=(.+) SRC=", 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend SrcIpAddress = extract("SRC=(.+) DST=", 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend DstIpAddress = extract("DST=(.+) REASON=", 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend EdgeFwAction = extract("ACTION=(.+) SEGMENT=", 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend SyslogTag = extract("^(.+): ACTION=", 1, SyslogMessage)
  | extend pcktCount = extract("COUNT=([0-9]+)$", 1, SyslogMessage)
  | project
      TimeGenerated,
      EdgeFwAction,
      EdgeName,
      SrcIpAddress,
      IpProtocol,
      DstIpAddress,
      pcktCount,
      SyslogTag

kind: Scheduled
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  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/ce207901-ed7b-49ae-ada7-033e1fbb1240')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/ce207901-ed7b-49ae-ada7-033e1fbb1240')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "ce207901-ed7b-49ae-ada7-033e1fbb1240",
        "customDetails": {
          "Edge_Name": "EdgeName"
        },
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        "displayName": "VMware SD-WAN Edge - Network Anomaly Detection - Potential Fragmentation Attack",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "SrcIpAddress",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "eventGroupingSettings": {
          "aggregationKind": "SingleAlert"
        },
        "incidentConfiguration": {
          "createIncident": true,
          "groupingConfiguration": {
            "enabled": true,
            "groupByAlertDetails": [],
            "groupByCustomDetails": [],
            "groupByEntities": [],
            "lookbackDuration": "PT1H",
            "matchingMethod": "AllEntities",
            "reopenClosedIncident": false
          }
        },
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/VMware%20SD-WAN%20and%20SASE/Analytic%20Rules/vmw-sdwan-ipfrag-attempt.yaml",
        "query": "Syslog\n| where SyslogMessage contains \"VCF Drop\"\n| where SyslogMessage contains \"packet too big\"\n| project-rename EdgeName=HostName\n| project-away Computer, HostIP, SourceSystem, Type\n| extend OverlaySegmentName = extract(\"SEGMENT_NAME=(.+) COUNT=\", 1, SyslogMessage)\n| extend IpProtocol = extract(\"PROTO=(.+) SRC=\", 1, SyslogMessage)\n| extend SrcIpAddress = extract(\"SRC=(.+) DST=\", 1, SyslogMessage)\n| extend DstIpAddress = extract(\"DST=(.+) REASON=\", 1, SyslogMessage)\n| extend EdgeFwAction = extract(\"ACTION=(.+) SEGMENT=\", 1, SyslogMessage)\n| extend SyslogTag = extract(\"^(.+): ACTION=\", 1, SyslogMessage)\n| extend pcktCount = extract(\"COUNT=([0-9]+)$\", 1, SyslogMessage)\n| project\n    TimeGenerated,\n    EdgeFwAction,\n    EdgeName,\n    SrcIpAddress,\n    IpProtocol,\n    DstIpAddress,\n    pcktCount,\n    SyslogTag\n\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT1H",
        "severity": "Low",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT5H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "DefenseEvasion",
          "Impact"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1498",
          "T1599"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.0",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}