EC-Council
EC0-350 · Question #638
A Buffer Overflow attack involves:
The correct answer is D. Poorly written software that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A Buffer Overflow attack involves:
Options
- AUsing a trojan program to direct data traffic to the target host's memory stack
- BFlooding the target network buffers with data traffic to reduce the bandwidth available to legitimate users
- CUsing a dictionary to crack password buffers by guessing user names and passwords
- DPoorly written software that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system
How the community answered
(15 responses)- A13% (2)
- B7% (1)
- C7% (1)
- D73% (11)
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