N10-005 · Question #384
Which of the following tools could attempt to detect operating system vulnerabilities?
The correct answer is D. nessus. Nessus is a widely used vulnerability scanner that actively probes systems to identify known security weaknesses, including unpatched OS vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and open ports. It maintains a database of known CVEs and checks systems against them. nslookup (A) is a…
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Which of the following tools could attempt to detect operating system vulnerabilities?
Options
- Anslookup
- Bhoneynet
- Cnetstat
- Dnessus
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A2% (1)
- B4% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D91% (42)
Explanation
Nessus is a widely used vulnerability scanner that actively probes systems to identify known security weaknesses, including unpatched OS vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and open ports. It maintains a database of known CVEs and checks systems against them. nslookup (A) is a DNS query tool used to resolve hostnames. A honeynet (B) is a decoy network used to attract and study attackers - it detects intrusions but does not scan for vulnerabilities. netstat (C) displays active network connections and listening ports on a local machine but does not perform vulnerability detection.
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