EC-Council
ECSS · Question #225
John, a malicious hacker, forces a router to stop forwarding packets by flooding it with many open connections simultaneously so that all hosts behind it are effectively disabled. Which of the…
The correct answer is A. DoS attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
John, a malicious hacker, forces a router to stop forwarding packets by flooding it with many open connections simultaneously so that all hosts behind it are effectively disabled. Which of the following attacks is John performing?
Options
- ADoS attack
- BRainbow attack
- CARP spoofing
- DReplay attack
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A75% (30)
- B5% (2)
- C15% (6)
- D5% (2)
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.