IP Flood

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

A denial of service attack that sends a host more echo request ("ping") packets than the protocol implementation can handle.

Framework senses

2 senses across 2 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: A denial of service attack that sends a host more echo request ("ping") packets than the protocol implementation can handle.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: A denial of service attack that sends a host more echo request ("ping") packets than the protocol implementation can handle.
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