---
type: "term"
title: "ICMP Flooding"
description: "A network layer denial of service attack that overwhelms a target with ICMP echo request (ping) packets."
resource: "tlctc:term:icmp-flooding"
tags:
  - "glossary"
---
# ICMP Flooding

A network-layer denial of service attack that overwhelms a target with ICMP echo request (ping) packets. In TLCTC: maps to `#6 Flooding Attack` — volume exceeding finite network capacity.

See also: Flooding Attack (#6), DDoS