673c6c1 set the UDP source port to below the destination port 443 to bypass QUIC censorship. But many ports below 443 are already in use by privileged processes and unable to bind.
Measurement script,
total=0
fail=0
while true; do
total=$((total+1))
if ! timeout 3 curl --http3-only \
https://claude.ai/cdn-cgi/trace --head < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1; then
fail=$((fail+1))
echo "[FAIL]"
else
echo "[OK]"
fi
rate=$(awk "BEGIN { printf \"%.2f\", ($fail/$total)*100 }")
echo "Total=$total Fail=$fail FailRate=${rate}%"
sleep 0.5
done
Result,
Total=1000 Fail=423 FailRate=42.30%
phantomsocks log,
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:171->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:116->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:33->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:254->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:308->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:123->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:392->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:2->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:221->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:171->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:116->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:255->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:252->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:71->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:53->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:259->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:264->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:6->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:191->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:437->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:181->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:346->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:204->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:274->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:7->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:58->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:390->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:162->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:151->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:50->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:279->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:357->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:91->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:259->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:258->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:296->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:440->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:271->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:115->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:375->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:93->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:240->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:171->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:142->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:158->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:394->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:66->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:93->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:269->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:126->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:284->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:256->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:342->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:217->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:64->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:356->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:312->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:380->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:254->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:207->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:129->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:342->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:382->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:209->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:254->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:207->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:141->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:133->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:151->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:364->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:240->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:425->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:288->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:299->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:103->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:282->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:191->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:49->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:7->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:262->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:276->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:275->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:44->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:339->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:347->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:403->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:163->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:300->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:143->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:28->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:251->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:316->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:284->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:106->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:99->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:262->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:384->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:294->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:262->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:149->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:434->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:6->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:146->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:163->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:390->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:300->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:297->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:291->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:416->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:387->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:384->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:88->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:25->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:384->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:381->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:51->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:326->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:25->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:278->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:163->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:284->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:88->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:387->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:338->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:29->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:275->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:123->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:267->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:284->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:306->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:25->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:201->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:221->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:235->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:174->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:85->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:53->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:328->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:352->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:119->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:335->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:275->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:289->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:299->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:191->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:221->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:214->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:257->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:278->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:340->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:144->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:412->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:19->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:331->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:331->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
dial udp [2001:470:c:26::2]:110->[2607:6bc0::10]:443: bind: address already in use
Can we use a garbage UDP packet instead to bypass?
https://gfw.report/publications/usenixsecurity25/en/#sec:7-circumvention
673c6c1 set the UDP source port to below the destination port 443 to bypass QUIC censorship. But many ports below 443 are already in use by privileged processes and unable to bind.
Measurement script,
Result,
phantomsocks log,
Can we use a garbage UDP packet instead to bypass?
https://gfw.report/publications/usenixsecurity25/en/#sec:7-circumvention