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350-701 · Question #235

Which DoS attack uses fragmented packets in an attempt to crash a target machine?

The correct answer is A. teardrop. The question asks to identify a specific Denial of Service (DoS) attack that exploits vulnerabilities in the reassembly of fragmented IP packets.

Submitted by kavita_s· Mar 30, 2026

Question

Which DoS attack uses fragmented packets in an attempt to crash a target machine?

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Options

  • Ateardrop
  • BMITM
  • Csmurf
  • DLAND

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    89% (24)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

The question asks to identify a specific Denial of Service (DoS) attack that exploits vulnerabilities in the reassembly of fragmented IP packets.

AteardropCorrect

A Teardrop attack is a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack that exploits flaws in how target systems reassemble fragmented IP packets. Attackers send malformed, overlapping, or oversized fragments that confuse the target's TCP/IP stack, causing it to crash, freeze, or become unresponsive while attempting to reconstruct the invalid packets.

BMITM

A Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack involves an attacker intercepting and potentially altering communication between two parties, not primarily crashing a machine with fragmented packets.

Csmurf

A Smurf attack is a type of DoS attack that involves sending ICMP echo requests to an IP broadcast address using a spoofed source IP, causing an overwhelming flood of replies to the victim.

DLAND

A LAND attack is a DoS attack where a malicious attacker sends a spoofed packet with the same source and destination IP address and port, causing the target system to loop endlessly.

Concept tested: Teardrop DoS attack characteristics

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ddos-protection/ddos-faq#what-are-the-types-of-attacks-that-azure-ddos-protection-standard-protects-against

Topics

#DoS attack#Teardrop attack#Packet fragmentation

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