EC-Council
312-49V9 · Question #587
Buffer overflow vulnerability of a web application occurs when it fails to guard its buffer properly and allows writing beyond its maximum size. Thus, it overwrites the_________. There are multiple…
The correct answer is A. Adjacent memory locations. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Buffer overflow vulnerability of a web application occurs when it fails to guard its buffer properly and allows writing beyond its maximum size. Thus, it overwrites the_________. There are multiple forms of buffer overflow, including a Heap Buffer Overflow and a Format String Attack.
Options
- AAdjacent memory locations
- BAdjacent bit blocks
- CAdjacent buffer locations
- DAdjacent string locations
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(31 responses)- A81% (25)
- B13% (4)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
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