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350-701 · Question #868

What is a difference between software bugs and path traversal?

The correct answer is C. Software bugs cause false or unpredictable results, and path traversal allows access to files. Software bugs result in false or unpredictable behavior, whereas path traversal is a specific vulnerability that allows access to files outside the intended directory (beyond the root folder).

Submitted by zhang_li· Mar 30, 2026Threats and Vulnerabilities

Question

What is a difference between software bugs and path traversal?

Options

  • ASoftware bugs allow an attacker to run unauthorized commands on a system, and path traversal
  • BSoftware bugs embed random HTML code in a web app, and path traversal allows access to files
  • CSoftware bugs cause false or unpredictable results, and path traversal allows access to files
  • DSoftware bugs cause false or unpredictable results, and path traversal allows an attacker to run

How the community answered

(12 responses)
  • C
    92% (11)
  • D
    8% (1)

Explanation

Software bugs result in false or unpredictable behavior, whereas path traversal is a specific vulnerability that allows access to files outside the intended directory (beyond the root folder).

Topics

#Software vulnerabilities#Path traversal attack#Web security

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