What type of attack sends spoofed UDP packets (instead of ping packets) with a fake source address to the IP broadcast address of a large network?

The correct answer is A. Fraggle. A Fraggle attack is a UDP-based variant of the Smurf attack. It sends spoofed UDP packets (typically to port 7/echo or port 19/chargen) to the broadcast address of a large network, with the source IP forged to be the victim's address. All hosts on the network respond to the…

Submitted by viktor_hu· Apr 18, 2026Network Forensics

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AFraggle
BSmurf scan
CSYN flood
DTeardrop

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A Fraggle attack is a UDP-based variant of the Smurf attack. It sends spoofed UDP packets (typically to port 7/echo or port 19/chargen) to the broadcast address of a large network, with the source IP forged to be the victim's address. All hosts on the network respond to the broadcast, flooding the victim with UDP traffic. The key distinction: Smurf uses ICMP (ping) packets, while Fraggle uses UDP packets. SYN flood overwhelms TCP connection state; Teardrop exploits fragmented packet reassembly.

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#Fraggle attack#DoS attack#UDP spoofing#Network attacks

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