Which of the following is an effective mitigation strategy against 802.11 fuzzing attacks?

Keeping device firmware updated

Setting a complex Wi-Fi password

An attacker successfully fuzzes a client driver with a malformed beacon frame, causing the client to enter a state where it accepts a rogue AP as legitimate. Which impact is most directly realized?

Loss of confidentiality because the attacker can read the client's traffic

Loss of integrity because the client's trust in the network is compromised

Loss of non-repudiation because the client cannot prove the AP's identity

Loss of availability because the client disconnects from the network

A penetration tester is using a fuzzing tool that sends malformed 802.11 frames but is unable to inject frames because the wireless card does not support packet injection. What is the most likely limitation?

The wireless card does not support monitor mode or packet injection

The wireless card driver does not support monitor mode

The fuzzing tool is not compatible with the operating system

The access point is filtering malformed frames

What is the primary purpose of fuzzing when applied to 802.11 wireless protocols?

To generate valid 802.11 frames to test interoperability between different vendor access points

To passively capture and analyze wireless traffic to identify network performance bottlenecks

To send malformed or unexpected inputs to a target to discover vulnerabilities that may cause crashes or unexpected behavior

To encrypt wireless traffic to prevent unauthorized access to the network

GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks

Domain 6Objective 1

802.11 Fuzzing Attacks GAWN Practice Questions (Page 3)

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Questions 11–15

11foundation · easy
Which of the following is an effective mitigation strategy against 802.11 fuzzing attacks?
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12expert · hard
An attacker successfully fuzzes a client driver with a malformed beacon frame, causing the client to enter a state where it accepts a rogue AP as legitimate. Which impact is most directly realized?
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13application · medium
A penetration tester is using a fuzzing tool that sends malformed 802.11 frames but is unable to inject frames because the wireless card does not support packet injection. What is the most likely limitation?
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14foundation · easy
Which fuzzing technique would be most appropriate for testing a device's handling of all possible valid combinations of 802.11 information elements?
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15foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of fuzzing when applied to 802.11 wireless protocols?
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