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Exam 312-50v12 topic 1 question 18 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50v12
Question #: 18
Topic #: 1
[All 312-50v12 Questions]

Robin, a professional hacker, targeted an organization’s network to sniff all the traffic. During this process, Robin plugged in a rogue switch to an unused port in the LAN with a priority lower than any other switch in the network so that he could make it a root bridge that will later allow him to sniff all the traffic in the network.
What is the attack performed by Robin in the above scenario?

  • A. ARP spoofing attack
  • B. STP attack
  • C. DNS poisoning attack
  • D. VLAN hopping attack
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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eli117
Highly Voted 1 year ago
Selected Answer: B
B. STP attack (Spanning Tree Protocol attack) This is a type of STP attack, which manipulates the Spanning Tree Protocol to create a loop in the network topology, allowing the attacker to intercept and inspect network traffic.
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desertlotus1211
Most Recent 2 weeks, 6 days ago
I have no choice but to beleive Answer B is correct....HOWEVER, this is not an 'attack'. She didn't create an STP loop, She added a device to claim root bridge status.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
B. STP attack, This was a question for me when I took the exam on 13 Dec 2023
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insaniunt
5 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B. STP attack
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sringan
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
Confirmed in ceh v12 official book page no: 1282
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YonGCybeR
5 months, 3 weeks ago
page no 864 isn't?
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jeremy13
1 year ago
Selected Answer: B
B. STP attack
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