What Type of Attack Causes the Victim's Computer to Crash

question 46

Multiple Choice

What type of attack causes the victim's computer to crash or freeze when the attacker delivers an ICMP packet that is larger than the maximum allowed 65,535 bytes?

• A) MTU ping
• B) Ping of Death
• C) buffer overflow
• D) session hijacking

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Definitions:

Root

In Unix/Linux, the administrator account. The root user has absolute power on a system, including within macOS.

Administrator Account

An administrator account is a user account with permissions to make changes that will affect other users, such as installing software or changing network settings.

NTFS Permissions

A security measure that can dictate what a specific user or group can do with a file or folder.

Share Permissions

A security measure that can dictate what a specific user or group can do with a file or folder that can be accessed across a network.