Which of the following is the cause of Ping of death issue related to ICMP…
2023
Which of the following is the cause of Ping of death issue related to ICMP packets?
- A.
Buffer overflow
- B.
Divide by ZERO
- C.
Missing input sanitisation
- D.
Privilege escalation
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Correct answer: A
The Ping of Death attack exploits a vulnerability where oversized ICMP packets exceed the maximum allowable size for IP packet reassembly. This causes a buffer overflow in older operating systems' network stacks when they attempt to process the malformed packet data.