NetPacket::UDP(3) Assemble and disassemble UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packets.

VERSION

version 1.6.0

SYNOPSIS


use NetPacket::UDP;
$udp_obj = NetPacket::UDP->decode($raw_pkt);
$udp_pkt = $udp_obj->encode($l3_obj);
$udp_data = NetPacket::UDP::strip($raw_pkt);

DESCRIPTION

"NetPacket::UDP" provides a set of routines for assembling and disassembling packets using UDP (User Datagram Protocol).

Methods

"NetPacket::UDP->decode([RAW PACKET])"
Decode the raw packet data given and return an object containing instance data. This method will quite happily decode garbage input. It is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure valid packet data is passed to this method.
"$udp_packet-<gt"encode($l3_obj)>
Return the encoded version of the UDP packet object. Needs part of the IP header contained (src_ip and dest_ip specifically) in $l3_obj, in order to calculate the UDP checksum. The length field will also be set automatically based on values provided.

Functions

"NetPacket::UDP::strip([RAW PACKET])"
Return the encapsulated data (or payload) contained in the UDP packet. This data is suitable to be used as input for other "NetPacket::*" modules.

This function is equivalent to creating an object using the "decode()" constructor and returning the "data" field of that object.

Instance data

The instance data for the "NetPacket::UDP" object consists of the following fields.
src_port
The source UDP port for the datagram.
dest_port
The destination UDP port for the datagram.
len
The length (including length of header) in bytes for this packet.
cksum
The checksum value for this packet.
data
The encapsulated data (payload) for this packet.

IP data

The IP data for the $l3_obj object consists of the following fields. Additional items may be supplied as well as passing the whole object returned by NetPacket::IP->decode but are unnecessary.
src_ip
The source IP for the datagram
dest_ip
The destination IP for the datagram

Exports

default
none
exportable
udp_strip
tags
The following tags group together related exportable items.
":strip"
Import the strip function "udp_strip".
":ALL"
All the above exportable items.

EXAMPLE

The following example prints the source IP address and port, the destination IP address and port, and the UDP packet length: 

  #!/usr/bin/perl -w
  use strict;
  use Net::PcapUtils;
  use NetPacket::Ethernet qw(:strip);
  use NetPacket::IP;
  use NetPacket::UDP;
  sub process_pkt {
      my($arg, $hdr, $pkt) = @_;
      my $ip_obj = NetPacket::IP->decode(eth_strip($pkt));
      my $udp_obj = NetPacket::UDP->decode($ip_obj->{data});
      print("$ip_obj->{src_ip}:$udp_obj->{src_port} -> ",
            "$ip_obj->{dest_ip}:$udp_obj->{dest_port} ",
            "$udp_obj->{len}\n");
  }
  Net::PcapUtils::loop(\&process_pkt, FILTER => 'udp');

The following is an example use in combination with Net::Divert to alter the payload of packets that pass through. All occurences of foo will be replaced with bar. This example is easy to test with netcat, but otherwise makes little sense. :) Adapt to your needs: 

    use Net::Divert;
    use NetPacket::IP qw(IP_PROTO_UDP);
    use NetPacket::UDP;
    $divobj = Net::Divert->new('yourhost',9999);
    $divobj->getPackets(\&alterPacket);
    sub alterPacket
    {
        my ($data, $fwtag) = @_;
        $ip_obj = NetPacket::IP->decode($data);
        if($ip_obj->{proto} == IP_PROTO_UDP) {
            # decode the UDP header
            $udp_obj = NetPacket::UDP->decode($ip_obj->{data});
            # replace foo in the payload with bar
            $udp_obj->{data} =~ s/foo/bar/g;
            # re-encode the packet
            $ip_obj->{data} = $udp_obj->encode($udp_obj, $ip_obj);
            $data = $ip_obj->encode;
        }
        $divobj->putPacket($data,$fwtag);
    }

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2001 Tim Potter.

Copyright (c) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999 ANU and CSIRO on behalf of the participants in the CRC for Advanced Computational Systems ('ACSys').

This module is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

AUTHOR

Tim Potter <[email protected]>

Stephanie Wehner <[email protected]>

Yanick Champoux <[email protected]>

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