Quiz for:
Buffer Overflows

Question 1

What value must Variable B exceed to grant administrative rights?

Question 2

Why is the 9th byte in Variable A significant in the example?

Question 3

What is essential for an effective buffer overflow attack besides finding a vulnerability?

Question 4

In the given example, what is the length of Variable A?

Question 5

What is the hexadecimal representation of the 'e' character?

Question 6

What is an attribute of an ideal buffer overflow for an attacker?

Question 7

What generally prevents a buffer overflow attack?

Question 8

How does an attacker manipulate buffer overflow without crashing the system?

Question 9

How does buffer overflow in Variable A affect Variable B?

Question 10

What defines a repeatable and consistent buffer overflow?

Question 11

What value does Variable B change to after the overflow?

Question 12

What does Variable B control according to the example scenario?

Question 13

In buffer overflow exploitation, what typically cannot be modified?

Question 14

What is a buffer overflow attack?

Question 15

What kind of rights does Variable B offer when it's value is less than 2000?