QuestionQ185

Secure Software Concepts

Which of the following IDS-evasion attacks involves an attacker sending a data packet that the IDS accepts but the host computer rejects?

  • A Evasion attack
  • B Fragmentation overlap attack
  • C Fragmentation overwrite attack
  • D Insertion attack
Explanation

An insertion attack causes the IDS to process packet data that the destination host discards, creating different views of the traffic. This distinction can mislead the IDS because it analyzes data the host never accepts.

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