LFCS · Question #379
DNS servers are vulnerable to which of the following attacks? (Select THREE correct answers)
The correct answer is A. Cache Poisoning D. ManintheMiddle E. Smurf Attack. DNS servers are susceptible to attacks such as cache poisoning, Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, and Smurf attacks, which exploit various aspects of DNS operation or network protocols.
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- ACache Poisoning
- BFork Bomb Attack
- CPasswordBased Attack
- DManintheMiddle
- ESmurf Attack
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(37 responses)- A86% (32)
- B5% (2)
- C8% (3)
Why each option
DNS servers are susceptible to attacks such as cache poisoning, Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, and Smurf attacks, which exploit various aspects of DNS operation or network protocols.
DNS Cache Poisoning involves injecting forged or malicious data into a DNS resolver's cache, causing it to return incorrect IP addresses for domain names, redirecting users to fraudulent sites.
A Fork Bomb attack aims to consume system resources by rapidly creating new processes, which is a general OS-level denial-of-service, not a vulnerability specific to the DNS protocol.
Standard DNS queries and zone transfers do not involve password-based authentication for the general public, making 'password-based attack' not a common or direct vulnerability type against DNS servers.
A Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack on DNS involves an attacker intercepting and manipulating DNS queries and responses between a client and a DNS server, potentially providing false resolution information.
A Smurf attack typically refers to an ICMP-based DDoS, but the principle of using a network service for reflection/amplification applies to DNS, where open DNS resolvers can be abused for large-scale DNS amplification attacks.
Concept tested: DNS server attack types
Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/dns-attacks/
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