GIAC Exam GISP Topic 4 Question 74 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GISP exam

Question #: 74
Topic #: 4

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In which of the following DoS attacks does an attacker send an ICMP packet larger than 65,536 bytes to the target system?

AFraggle

BPing of death

CJolt

DTeardrop

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Suggested Answer: B

by Malcolm at Jul 13, 2025, 11:19 PM

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9 days ago

Actually, the correct answer is B) Ping of death, as it involves sending oversized ICMP packets to the target system.

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17 days ago

B) Ping of death, definitely! I remember learning about that in my networking class. Those massive ICMP packets can really take down a system.

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21 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) Jolt.

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25 days ago

I agree with Peggie, because in Ping of death attack, the attacker sends an ICMP packet larger than 65,536 bytes.

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26 days ago

I think the answer is B) Ping of death.

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