DHCP Starvation attack is an attack in which attackers deplete the IP address space available to a DHCP server and thereby cause a denial of service to legitimate devices in a network. Attackers can use various methods to perpetrate a DHCP Starvation attack. But, they often use malicious clients that send forged DHCP requests to DHCP servers using spoofed MAC addresses.

Attackers often perpetrate the DHCP Starvation attack for the purpose of setting up a rogue DHCP server and thereby launch even more cyber attacks. But, how does this DHCP Starvation attack work? In this article, we would discuss that in detail.