Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) (obj 1.4)

Question 1

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Answer 1

It is used by network devices, including routers, to send error messages and operational information indicating success or failure when communicating with another IP address.

Question 2

ICMP Flood Attack

Answer 2

Type of attack that involves overwhelming a target machine with a large numer if ICMP Echo Request packets.

Question 3

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack

Answer 3

Where the attacker usually uses a network of compromised computers (called a botnet) to generate a significant amount of traffic.

Question 4

Ping of Death

Answer 4

Attack that exploits a vulnerability that existed in older, unpatched systems where the attacker sends malformed or oversized packets using the ICMP protocol.