TEARDROP ATTACK:

The Teardrop Attack is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack that exploits vulnerabilities in the reassembly of fragmented IP packets. It involves sending a series of fragmented packets to a target system with overlapping offsets and payload sizes, causing the target system to crash or become unresponsive.

The Teardrop Attack was first discovered in the mid-1990s and primarily affected systems running Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT. Subsequent versions of Windows and other operating systems have implemented patches and mitigations to address the vulnerability exploited by the Teardrop Attack. However, similar types of DoS attacks exploiting packet fragmentation vulnerabilities may still pose a threat to poorly configured or outdated systems. Therefore, it’s essential for organizations to keep their systems up-to-date with security patches and employ robust network security measures to mitigate the risk of DoS attacks.