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The Ping of Death is a type of Denial of Service attack where the attacker sends malformed or oversized packets. Some systems are vulnerable as they don't know how to handle this, and in response these systems may __________.
create a buffer overflow
send out a communication query
freeze and/or reboot
result in a buffer overflow or the system crashes
display the username screen
Page 710 “Although the ping of death isn’t a problem today, many other types of attacks cause BUFFER OVERFLOW ERRORS.... (emphasis added).” CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study Guide 7th Edition, Stewart, J.; Chapple, M.: Gibson, D.; Sybex 2015 *******Quote from that SAME EXACT PAGE (emphasis added) "When a system received a ping packet larger than 64KB, it resulted in a problem. In some cases the system crashed. In other cases, it resulted in a buffer overflow error."
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