Yersinia DHCP Starvation Attack

Attack Vector

Yersinia is a GNU/Linux framework that takes advantage of some of the weaknesses in different network protocols. It can be used for analyzing and testing deployed networks and systems. To use Yersinia for a DHCP Starvation Attack, the following steps may be followed:

1.Start Yersinia via the command line by typing: yersinia -I.

2.Select a NIC you wish to use by pressing “i”.

3.Load DHCP mode by pressing the “g” key, then select DHCP mode.

4.Press the “x” button to open the attacks menu.

5.Press “1” to start the attack

  

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