GCIA: GIAC Certified Intrusion AnalystDemo

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QuestionQ142

Fragmentation

Adam, a malicious hacker, intentionally sends fragmented ICMP packets to a remote target. The total size of the ICMP packet after reconstruction exceeds 65,536 bytes.

Based on this information, which of the following attack types is Adam attempting to perform?

  • A Fraggle attack
  • B SYN Flood attack
  • C Land attack
  • D Ping of death attack
Explanation

A Ping of Death uses fragmented ICMP packets that reassemble into an oversized IP packet beyond the 65,535-byte maximum. Historically, processing such malformed oversized packets could cause target systems to crash or become unstable.

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