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Which tool can sniff probe requests from a wireless client, pretend to be the client's legitimate access point, and offer fake network services to the client?

The correct answer is C. Karmetasploit. Karmetasploit is a Metasploit-based tool specifically designed to create a rogue access point by responding to client probe requests and serving fake network services to connected victims.

Vulnerability Exploitation & Privilege Escalation

Question

Which tool can sniff probe requests from a wireless client, pretend to be the client's legitimate access point, and offer fake network services to the client?

Options

  • AInSSider
  • BAircrack-ng
  • CKarmetasploit
  • DWellenreiter

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    87% (40)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Karmetasploit is a Metasploit-based tool specifically designed to create a rogue access point by responding to client probe requests and serving fake network services to connected victims.

AInSSider

inSSIDer is a Wi-Fi scanning and network analysis tool used to visualize nearby access points and signal strength; it does not perform rogue AP or fake service attacks.

BAircrack-ng

Aircrack-ng is a suite focused on WEP and WPA/WPA2 key cracking through packet capture and analysis; it does not impersonate access points or host fake network services.

CKarmetasploitCorrect

Karmetasploit integrates with the Metasploit Framework and uses a wireless card to listen for 802.11 probe requests broadcast by clients searching for known networks. It then impersonates those networks as a rogue AP and automatically launches fake services such as DNS, HTTP, POP3, and SMTP to capture credentials and exploit connecting clients.

DWellenreiter

Wellenreiter is a legacy passive wireless network discovery and auditing tool for Linux; it does not perform active rogue AP impersonation or serve fake services to clients.

Concept tested: Rogue access point attack using Karmetasploit

Source: https://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/karmetasploit/

Topics

#Karmetasploit#evil twin#wireless attacks#probe requests

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