GIAC Exam GPEN Topic 9 Question 67 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GPEN exam

Question #: 67
Topic #: 9

[All GPEN Questions]

In which of the following scanning methods does an attacker send the spoofed IP address to send a SYN packet to the target?

AIDLE

BTCP FIN

CNULL

DXMAS

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Suggested Answer: C

by Chaya at Feb 10, 2025, 09:12 AM

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3 days ago

D) XMAS, because who doesn't love a good Christmas-themed network attack?

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15 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) NULL because it also involves sending spoofed IP addresses.

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16 days ago

Hmm, I'm pretty sure it's IDLE, gotta love that spoofed IP address magic.

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16 days ago

I agree with Melodie, because in XMAS scanning, the attacker sends spoofed IP addresses to send SYN packets.

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18 days ago

I think the answer is D) XMAS.

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