Match the following terms to the appropriate definitions.
-An attack that corrupts the ARP cache
A)Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
B)ARP Poisoning
C)Buffer overflow attack
D)Command injection
E)Cross-site scripting (XSS)
F)DNS poisoning
G)Flash cookie
H)Ping flood
I) Session token
J) Smurf attack

Question

Match the following terms to the appropriate definitions.
-An attack that corrupts the ARP cache​
A)Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
B)ARP Poisoning
C)Buffer overflow attack
D)Command injection
E)Cross-site scripting (XSS)
F)DNS poisoning
G)Flash cookie
H)Ping flood
I) Session token	
J) Smurf attack

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

ARP Poisoning is an attack that corrupts the ARP cache.

Answer: A
 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the protocol used to convert an IP address into a physical address.

Answer: C
 Buffer overflow attack occurs when a program tries to write more data to a buffer than it can hold.

Answer: D
 Command injection is an attack in which an attacker injects malicious code into an input field that will be executed by the server.

Answer: E
 Cross-site scripting (XSS) is an attack that allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a web page viewed by other users.

Answer: F
 DNS poisoning is an attack in which an attacker corrupts the DNS cache in order to redirect traffic from a legitimate website to a malicious one.

Answer: G
 Flash cookie is a type of cookie that is stored on a user's computer and is used by Adobe Flash Player.

Answer: H
 Ping flood is a type of DoS attack that sends a large number of ping requests to a target in order to overwhelm it.

Answer: I
 Session token is a string of characters that is generated by a server and used to identify a specific user's session.

Answer: J
 Smurf attack is a type of DoS attack that uses spoofed broadcast ping messages to flood a target network with replies.

Match the Following Terms to the Appropriate Definitions