ISRO 2024

Question

Which of the following is the cause of Ping of death issue related to ICMP packets?

1. Buffer overflow
2. Divide by ZERO
3. Missing input sanitization
4. Privilege escalation

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is A.

The Ping of Death is a type of cyber attack that involves sending a maliciously crafted ping (ICMP Echo Request) packet to a target system. The cause of the Ping of Death issue is typically related to Buffer overflow.

Buffer overflow occurs when more data is written to a block of memory, or buffer, than it was allocated to hold. In the context of the Ping of Death, the attacker sends an oversized ICMP packet, exploiting a vulnerability in the way the target system handles or processes ICMP packets. This can lead to the overflow of buffers, potentially causing the system to crash or behave unexpectedly.