hyenae-ng: advanced cross-platform network packet generator

by do son · June 28, 2020

Hyenae NG

Hyenae-NG (Next Generation) is a re-write of the original Hyenae tool which was originally published back in the year 2010.

Besides switching from C to C++, using modern design concepts, Hyenae NG was (just like the original Hyenae) written with maximum portability in mind. Since the original Hyenae had a very complex command-line syntax Hyenae NG comes with a fast and intuitively usable command-line menu that will allow you to effectively set up even complex stress-tests or attack scenarios within seconds.

Features

Fully customizable and combinable data generators:
- Ethernet-Layer
- ARP-Layer
- IPv4-Layer
- IPv6-Layer
- ICMPv4-Layer
- ICMPv6-Layer
- TCP-Layer
- UDP-Layer
- Text-Buffer
Fixed or Random Send Delay
Pattern-based address randomization
Clean and easy to use the command-line menu (No RTFM’ing required;))
Platform Independent

Coverage

ARP-Request flooding (DoS)
ARP-Cache poisoning (MITM)
ICMP-Echo flooding (DoS)
ICMP-Smurf attack (DoS)
TCP-SYN flooding (DoS)
TCP-Land attack (DoS)
Blind TCP-Connection reset (DoS)
UDP flooding (DoS)
and many more…

Project Goals

The original Hyenae project started out as a study of network stack implementations but then quickly gained more complex features such as a remote daemon and an attack asistent. Even if it was widely accepted and is still a very commonly used tool in today’s pen-testing workflows it has a complex command-line syntax and requires some training and research in order to be used properly.

With Hyenae NG I would like to provide the complexity and flexibility of Hyenae in a clean and easy to use command-line tool which can be instantly used without any further research on the command line arguments to pass for the specific scenarios.