Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v12) — Question 255

Which type of attack attempts to overflow the content-addressable memory (CAM) table in an Ethernet switch?

Answer options

• A. DDoS attack
• B. Evil twin attack
• C. DNS cache flooding
• D. MAC flooding

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, MAC flooding, which specifically targets the CAM table by flooding it with fake MAC addresses, causing legitimate traffic to be misrouted. The other options, while they are types of attacks, do not specifically relate to overflowing the CAM table in Ethernet switches.