PT0-002 · Question #167
A software company has hired a security consultant to assess the security of the company's software development practices. The consultant opts to begin reconnaissance by performing fuzzing on a…
The correct answer is C. Buffer overflows. Fuzzing introduces unexpected inputs into a system and watches to see if the system has any negative reactions to the inputs that indicate security, performance, or quality gaps or issues.
Question
A software company has hired a security consultant to assess the security of the company's software development practices. The consultant opts to begin reconnaissance by performing fuzzing on a software binary. Which of the following vulnerabilities is the security consultant MOST likely to identify?
Options
- AWeak authentication schemes
- BCredentials stored in strings
- CBuffer overflows
- DNon-optimized resource management
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A6% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C91% (48)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Fuzzing introduces unexpected inputs into a system and watches to see if the system has any negative reactions to the inputs that indicate security, performance, or quality gaps or issues.
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