312-50V13 Question #107: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

The following is an entry captured by a network IDS. You are assigned the task of analyzing this entry. You notice the value 0x90, which is the most common NOOP instruction for the Intel processor. You figure that the attacker is attempting a buffer overflow attack. You also notice "/bin/sh" in the ASCII part of the output. As an analyst what would you conclude about the attack?

Options

• AThe buffer overflow attack has been neutralized by the IDS
• BThe attacker is creating a directory on the compromised machine
• CThe attacker is attempting a buffer overflow attack and has succeeded
• DThe attacker is attempting an exploit that launches a command-line shell