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What two are examples of UDP-based attacks? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. SQL slammer C. UDP flooding. SQL Slammer and UDP flooding are two examples of attacks that specifically leverage the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for their operation.
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What two are examples of UDP-based attacks? (Choose two.)
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- ASYN flood
- BSQL slammer
- CUDP flooding
- DMAC address flooding
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(22 responses)- B95% (21)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
SQL Slammer and UDP flooding are two examples of attacks that specifically leverage the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for their operation.
SYN flood is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack that exploits the TCP three-way handshake by sending a flood of SYN requests without completing the handshake, thus being TCP-based.
SQL Slammer was a fast-spreading computer worm that specifically exploited a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server's listening UDP port 1434, utilizing UDP for its propagation.
UDP flooding is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack where a large volume of UDP packets is sent to a target server, overwhelming its resources and making it unresponsive by consuming bandwidth and system resources.
MAC address flooding is an attack against network switches that aims to overwhelm the switch's MAC address table (CAM table), not a UDP-based attack.
Concept tested: UDP-based attack types
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/security-center/sql-slammer.html
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