EC-Council
EC0-350 · Question #798
The programmers on your team are analyzing the free, open source software being used to run FTP services on a server. They notice that there is an excessive number of fgets() and gets() on the…
The correct answer is A. Buffer of Overflow. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
The programmers on your team are analyzing the free, open source software being used to run FTP services on a server. They notice that there is an excessive number of fgets() and gets() on the source code. These C++ functions do not check bounds. What kind of attack is this program susceptible to?
Options
- ABuffer of Overflow
- BDenial of Service
- CShatter Attack
- DPassword Attack
How the community answered
(58 responses)- A71% (41)
- B10% (6)
- C16% (9)
- D3% (2)
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