What is called an attack where the attacker spoofs the source IP address in an ICMP ECHO broadcast packet so it seems to have originated at the victim's system, in order to flood it with REPLY…

The correct answer is B. Smurf attack. Although it may cause a denial of service to the victim's system, this type of attack is a Smurf attack. A SYN Flood attack uses up all of a system's resources by setting up a number of bogus communication sockets on the victim's system. A Ping of Death attack is done by…

Submitted by salim_om· Apr 18, 2026Network and Communications Security

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What is called an attack where the attacker spoofs the source IP address in an ICMP ECHO broadcast packet so it seems to have originated at the victim's system, in order to flood it with REPLY packets?

Options

ASYN Flood attack
BSmurf attack
CPing of Death attack
DDenial of Service (DOS) attack

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B
94% (48)
C
2% (1)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

Although it may cause a denial of service to the victim's system, this type of attack is a Smurf attack. A SYN Flood attack uses up all of a system's resources by setting up a number of bogus communication sockets on the victim's system. A Ping of Death attack is done by sending IP packets that exceed the maximum legal length (65535 octets).

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#Smurf attack#DoS attacks#IP spoofing#ICMP

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