Network SecurityQuestion 63 of 100
Which attack floods a switch's MAC address table to force it to broadcast frames out all ports?
a.ARP spoofing
b.DNS poisoning
c.Smurf attack
d.MAC flooding
Explanation
MAC flooding overwhelms a switch's MAC address table, causing it to fail open and flood frames out all ports so an attacker can capture traffic. Port security limiting MAC addresses per port mitigates this. It exploits the finite size of the CAM table.
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