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SY0-701 · Question #909

SY0-701 Question #909: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Buffer overflow. An overwhelming volume of packets can fill an application’s input buffers faster than it can process them. Once those buffers are saturated, the program spends excessive time handling overflow conditions (or even overwrites memory), causing dramatic slowdowns and potential instab

Submitted by haruto_sh· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

Which of the following vulnerabilities results in an application running extremely slowly due to an abnormally large number of incoming packets?

Options

  • ARace conditions
  • BCross-site scripting
  • CBuffer overflow
  • DSide loading

Explanation

An overwhelming volume of packets can fill an application’s input buffers faster than it can process them. Once those buffers are saturated, the program spends excessive time handling overflow conditions (or even overwrites memory), causing dramatic slowdowns and potential instability - classic symptoms of a buffer overflow–style resource exhaustion.

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