Jake, a network security specialist, is trying to prevent network-level session hijacking attacks in his company. While studying different types of such attacks, he learns about a technique where an…

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Options

• ARST Hijacking
• BMan-in-the-middle Attack Using Forged ICMP and ARP Spoofing
• CUDP Hijacking
• DTCP/IP Hijacking

• A
  7% (4)
• B
  87% (48)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) using Forged ICMP and ARP Spoofing (Option B) is correct because this attack specifically involves an attacker inserting their machine between a client and server, manipulating ICMP redirect messages and ARP tables to reroute traffic through their system while making communication appear normal to both endpoints - perfectly matching the description of packets seeming to flow through the original path.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• RST Hijacking (A) involves sending forged TCP RST (reset) packets to terminate a connection, not inserting a machine into the traffic flow.
• UDP Hijacking (C) exploits the connectionless nature of UDP to forge response packets, but doesn't involve rerouting traffic through an attacker's machine.
• TCP/IP Hijacking (D) involves taking over an existing TCP session by predicting sequence numbers, but the attacker intercepts rather than physically rerouting packets through their own machine.

Memory Tip: Think "MitM = Middle Machine" - the key phrase "inserts their machine" and "reroute the packets" directly signals a Man-in-the-Middle attack. Whenever you see an attacker physically positioning themselves in the communication path using ARP/ICMP manipulation, that's always MitM, not a simple session reset or sequence number attack.

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