Ping-Of-Death Attack -
Ping-Of-Death Attack
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A type of DoS. A ping-of-death attack employs an oversized ping packet. Using special tools, an attacker can send numerous oversized ping packets to a victim. In many cases, when the victimized system attempts to process the packets, an error occurs, causing the system to freeze, crash, or reboot.
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