Suppose an attacker sends a series of packets toward a destination IP address with the TCP SYN flag set but sends no other packet types. Which of the following attacks is likely taking place?

IT Questions BankCategory: CCNASuppose an attacker sends a series of packets toward a destination IP address with the TCP SYN flag set but sends no other packet types. Which of the following attacks is likely taking place?

Suppose an attacker sends a series of packets toward a destination IP address with the TCP SYN flag set but sends no other packet types. Which of the following attacks is likely taking place?

  • Spoofing attack
  • Reflection attack
  • Reconnaissance attack
  • Denial-of-service attack
  • None of the choices are correct.

Explanation: A denial-of-service attack is likely occurring because the attacker is trying to exhaust the target’s TCP connection table with embryonic or incomplete TCP connections.

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