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In which of the following IDS evasion attacks does an attacker send a data packet such that IDS accepts the data packet but the host computer rejects it?

The correct answer is D. Insertion attack. An insertion attack causes the IDS to accept a packet that the destination host ultimately rejects, confusing the IDS about the true data stream.

Network Forensics, Protocol Insecurity & Evasion Techniques

Question

In which of the following IDS evasion attacks does an attacker send a data packet such that IDS accepts the data packet but the host computer rejects it?

Options

  • AFragmentation overlap attack
  • BEvasion attack
  • CFragmentation overwrite attack
  • DInsertion attack

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    9% (3)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    85% (28)

Why each option

An insertion attack causes the IDS to accept a packet that the destination host ultimately rejects, confusing the IDS about the true data stream.

AFragmentation overlap attack

A fragmentation overlap attack exploits ambiguity when two IP fragments cover overlapping byte ranges, causing the IDS and host to reassemble conflicting content, but does not specifically describe the IDS accepting a packet the host rejects.

BEvasion attack

An evasion attack is the inverse scenario - the host accepts the packet but the IDS drops or ignores it, hiding the traffic from the IDS rather than inserting false data into it.

CFragmentation overwrite attack

A fragmentation overwrite attack is a variant where a later fragment completely overwrites earlier fragment data during reassembly, but again does not specifically describe the IDS-accepts/host-rejects asymmetry.

DInsertion attackCorrect

In an insertion attack, the attacker crafts a packet that the IDS reassembles into its stream model but which the target host discards - for example due to an invalid TTL or checksum that the host enforces but the IDS does not. This causes the IDS to track a different byte stream than the host actually processes, allowing malicious payloads to be hidden within the gap between the two interpretations.

Concept tested: IDS insertion vs evasion attack mechanics

Source: https://www.eccouncil.org/train-certify/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh/

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#insertion attack#IDS evasion#packet manipulation#intrusion detection

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