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CPEH-001 · Question #1020
CPEH-001 Question #1020: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C. Spoofed session flood attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Jude, a pen tester working in Keiltech Ltd., performs sophisticated security testing on his company's network infrastructure to identify security loopholes. In this process, he started to circumvent the network protection tools and firewalls used in the company. He employed a technique that can create forged TCP sessions by carrying out multiple SYN, ACK, and RST or FIN packets. Further, this process allowed Jude to execute DDoS attacks that can exhaust the network resources. What is the attack technique used by Jude for finding loopholes in the above scenario?
Options
- AUDP flood attack
- BPing-of-death attack
- CSpoofed session flood attack
- DPeer-to-peer attack
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