Address Resolution Protocol Attack

Definitions

1. An attack that abuses ARP behavior on a local network to mislead devices about which MAC address corresponds to which IP address, enabling interception, redirection, or denial of service. ARP spoofing and ARP cache poisoning are common variants of this attack family.

   In plain English: A local-network attack that lies about device addresses so traffic can be redirected or intercepted.

   Example: "The lab environment simulated an address resolution protocol attack to demonstrate how local man-in-the-middle interception works."

Related Terms

• Rootkit
• Credential Stuffing
• Red Team
• ARP Cache Poisoning
• ARP Spoofing
• Bandwidth Throttling Attack
• DHCP Starvation
• MITM