GIAC Exam GCIH Topic 10 Question 40 Discussion

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Question #: 40
Topic #: 10

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Adam, a malicious hacker purposely sends fragmented ICMP packets to a remote target. The total size of this ICMP packet once reconstructed is over 65,536 bytes. On the basis of above information, which of the following types of attack is Adam attempting to perform?

AFraggle attack

BPing of death attack

CSYN Flood attack

DLand attack

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Suggested Answer: B

by Tennie at Apr 07, 2025, 02:55 AM

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Erick

25 days ago

Ping of Death, no doubt. Adam's probably going to blow up the entire network with that massive ICMP packet. Hope he remembers to disable his smart fridge before he launches the attack, or he might end up stuck in the refrigerator.

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Antonio

2 days ago

C: I wonder what Adam's end goal is with this attack. It sounds pretty dangerous.

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An

4 days ago

B: Adam better watch out, that attack could cause some serious damage.

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Vincenza

8 days ago

A: Definitely Ping of Death. That oversized ICMP packet is no joke.

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Ruthann

28 days ago

Ping of Death, for sure. Adam's trying to recreate that old-school Windows 95 vulnerability. Guess he's feeling nostalgic for the good old days of dial-up and floppy disks.

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Kirk

29 days ago

Ah, the Ping of Death, the OG of hacking attacks. Adam's bringing the big guns, but I bet he's just trying to impress the other script kiddies in his IRC chatroom.

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William

17 days ago

A) Fraggle attack

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Olive

1 months ago

Hmm, fragmented ICMP packets over 65,536 bytes? Gotta be the Ping of Death, no doubt. Adam's going for the big boom, but I wonder if he has enough explosives in that packet.

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Rebeca

13 days ago

I think you're right, it sounds like a Ping of Death attack.

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Gerald

2 months ago

Ah, the good old Ping of Death attack! Adam's trying to crash that remote target with a massive ICMP packet. Classic hacker move, but I hope he doesn't blow up the whole internet this time.

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