# 649/Memcrashed-DDoS-Exploit

DDoS attack tool for sending forged UDP packets to vulnerable Memcached servers obtained using Shodan API

Repository: https://github.com/649/Memcrashed-DDoS-Exploit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/memcrashed-ddos-exploit
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-12-02T07:14:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3106, "days_push": 1370, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1394, forks 465 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:36.436190+00:00)

## What it is
A Python CLI exploit tool that finds exposed Memcached servers via the Shodan API and sends forged UDP packets to them to amplify DDoS attacks (the Memcrashed attack). It is a security research/offensive tool demonstrating UDP amplification abuse.

## Use cases
- find vulnerable memcached servers with shodan
- demonstrate memcached udp amplification ddos
- test network defenses against reflection attacks
- reproduce the memcrashed ddos exploit
- study udp packet forgery with scapy

## When to choose
- you are researching or demonstrating memcached amplification attacks
- you need a small python tool using shodan and scapy for security testing
- you want to verify your own infrastructure is not exploitable

## When to avoid
- you want to attack systems you do not own - this is illegal
- you need a defensive mitigation tool rather than an offensive exploit
- you require a maintained project with a license and active development

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, networking
- domain: security, penetration-testing, networking
- platform: cli, python
- tags: ddos, memcached, shodan, exploit, udp-forgery, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- 649/Memcrashed-DDoS-Exploit (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.436190+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:25.124244+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/649/Memcrashed-DDoS-Exploit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.436190+00:00, sha f612cfbc2e06)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.