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DNS spoofing

cyberattack in which corrupt DNS data is introduced into the DNS resolver's cache, causing the name server to return an incorrect result record, e.g. an IP address, diverting traffic to the attacker
Class type of: spoofing attack Q3700500

Facts

5 properties
Subclass of
spoofing attack[1]
Facet of
Domain Name System[4]
Catalog code
CAPEC-142[3]
Described by source
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification, Google[5][6]
Said to be the same as
DNS hijacking[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en DNS cache pollution en DNS spoofing en CAPEC-142: DNS Cache Poisoning en DNS cache poisoning ar انتحال أسماء النطاقات de DNS cache poisoning fa کلاهبرداری در سامانه نام دامنه fr DNS spoofing fr empoisonnement du cache DNS fr usurpation de DNS fr usurpation DNS ja DNSキャッシュポイズニング ja DNSスプーフィング ja DNSポイズニング ja DNS偽装 ko DNS 스푸핑 nl DNS-vergiftiging pt DNS spoofing pt Envenenamento de DNS zh DNS欺骗
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Freebase ID
/m/056qvt
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
167114378

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 1
Google
Facet of 1
Domain Name System
Said to be the same as 1
DNS hijacking
Subclass of 1
spoofing attack
Subtypes 1
DNS hijacking
← Said to be the same as 1
DNS hijacking
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  3. [3] ↑ . capec.mitre.org.. capec.mitre.org.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . capec.mitre.org.. capec.mitre.org.. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . security.googleblog.com.. security.googleblog.com.. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    Facet of → Domain Name System
    Described by source → Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification, Google
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