Spacecraft Jamming: SDR buffer overflow

If SDRs or digital signal processing software are used to provide radio functionality, insufficient checks in radio frame processing, coupled with malformed data packets, could lead to buffer overflows, and create denial-of-service conditions. This type of jamming is significantly stealthier as it is triggered by sending a small number of packets and doesn't require a continuous RF jamming signal.

ID: T2049.003
Sub-technique of:  T2049
Tactic: Impact
Platforms: Space Segment, Space-link communication
Version: 2.0
Created: 20 April 2023
Last Modified: 22 April 2023

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.