Unit 3 - 2.3.2 - OS and Web-based Vulnerabilities

Unit 3 - 2.3.2 - OS and Web-based Vulnerabilities

9th Grade

8 Qs

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Unit 3 - 2.3.2 - OS and Web-based Vulnerabilities

Unit 3 - 2.3.2 - OS and Web-based Vulnerabilities

Assessment

Quiz

Computers

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

PHILLIP VEET

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a buffer overflow vulnerability?

When a user gains unauthorized access to higher-level privileges.

Errors in the configuration of security settings.

When a program writes more data to a buffer than it can handle, leading to the overflow of adjacent memory.

Use of outdated communication protocols and services.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of vulnerability occurs when a user or process gains unauthorized access to higher-level privileges?

Privilege Escalation

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attack

Buffer Overflow

SQL Injection

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?

To gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

To execute arbitrary code on a system.

To overload a system with traffic, making it slow or unresponsive.

To intercept data in transit.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe security flaws that are unknown to the software vendor and have no available patch?

Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Unpatched Software

Security Misconfigurations

Outdated Protocols

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of attack occurs when a user injects commands or code into a web server to execute?

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Command Injection

SQL Injection

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attack

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

SQL stands for:

Secure Query Language

Structured Query Language

Server Query Language

System Query Language

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of Cross-site Scripting (XSS)?

To gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

To execute arbitrary code on a system.

To bypass access controls and impersonate users.

To overload a system with traffic, making it slow or unresponsive.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which technology is subject to injection attacks when used for structuring data exchanged on the web?

LDAP

XML

DLL

SQL