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J. Smailes et al., "Dishing Out DoS: How to Disable and Secure the Starlink User Terminal"¹

Satellite user terminals are a promising target for adversaries seeking to target satellite communication networks. Despite this, many protections commonly found in terrestrial routers are not present in some user terminals.
As a case study we audit the attack surface presented by the Starlink router's admin interface, using fuzzing to uncover a denial of service attack on the Starlink user terminal. We explore the attack's impact, particularly in the cases of drive-by attackers, and attackers that are able to maintain a continuous presence on the network. Finally, we discuss wider implications, looking at lessons learned in terrestrial router security, and how to properly implement them in this new context.

#ResearchPapers #arXiv #Starlink #DoS #Fuzzing #Satellites #SatelliteSystems
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¹ https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.00582