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312-49V9 · Question #253

Kyle is performing the final testing of an application he developed for the accounting department. His last round of testing is to ensure that the program is as secure as possible. Kyle runs the…

The correct answer is C. Buffer overflow. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Kyle is performing the final testing of an application he developed for the accounting department. His last round of testing is to ensure that the program is as secure as possible. Kyle runs the following command. What is he testing at this point? #include #include int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { char buffer[10]; if (argc < 2) { fprintf (stderr, "USAGE: %s string\n", argv[0]); return 1; } strcpy(buffer, argv[1]); return 0; }

Options

  • ASQL injection
  • BFormat string bug
  • CBuffer overflow
  • DKernal injection

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