Buffer Overflows - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 2.3

Buffer Overflows - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 2.3

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Buffer Overflows - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 2.3

Buffer Overflows - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 2.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the attacker’s goal in a buffer overflow?

Input validation

Repeatable and advantageous overflow

Triggering memory leaks

Writing firewall rules

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of an attacker probing an application?

To find buffer overflow vulnerabilities

To improve application performance

To enhance user experience

To increase application security

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the decimal value of 0x65?

99

100

101

102

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a buffer overflow?

Writing more data into a buffer than it can hold

A method to increase buffer size

A technique for data encryption

A type of memory leak

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is likely the result of a failed buffer overflow attempt?

System or application crash

Increased system performance

Enhanced security features

Data encryption

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bounds _______ is a technique developers use to prevent buffer overflows.

checking

validation

monitoring

tracking

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Variable B grants administrator access if its value is greater than or equal to _______.

20000

22000

24000

26000

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