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CS0-003 · Question #460

An organization identifies a method to detect unexpected behavior, crashes, or resource leaks in a system by feeding invalid, unexpected, or random data to stress the application. Which of the…

The correct answer is C. Fuzzing. Fuzzing is a testing technique where invalid or random data is inputted into a system to find vulnerabilities, crashes, or unexpected behaviors. It's commonly used in software security to identify flaws that could lead to security breaches.

Submitted by khalil_dz· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability management

Question

An organization identifies a method to detect unexpected behavior, crashes, or resource leaks in a system by feeding invalid, unexpected, or random data to stress the application. Which of the following best describes this testing methodology?

Options

  • AReverse engineering
  • BStatic
  • CFuzzing
  • DDebugging

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    95% (20)

Explanation

Fuzzing is a testing technique where invalid or random data is inputted into a system to find vulnerabilities, crashes, or unexpected behaviors. It's commonly used in software security to identify flaws that could lead to security breaches.

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#fuzzing#application security testing#vulnerability testing#software testing

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