Exam 312-50v13 topic 1 question 58 discussion

Correct: A A spoofed session flood is a form of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack where an attacker overwhelms a system by creating fake sessions that mimic legitimate user interactions. By manipulating session data to look like valid communication, the attacker floods the system with these fake requests, consuming resources and potentially causing the application to become unresponsive or leading to unauthorized access. This type of attack exploits weaknesses in session management and network traffic monitoring, making it difficult to detect and mitigate. Attackers can submit a fake SYN packet (used to initiate a TCP connection), followed by multiple ACK packets (which acknowledge the receipt of data), and at least one RST (reset) or FIN (connection termination) packet. By crafting these packets, they mimic a genuine TCP session, tricking security systems into believing the communication is legitimate. https://www.indusface.com/learning/spoofed-session-flood-attack/