Question

______________ is a widespread app’s coding mistake made by developers which could be exploited by an attacker for gaining access or malfunctioning your system.

(a) Memory leakage

(b) Buffer-overrun

(c) Less processing power

(d) Inefficient programming

I got this question in an online interview.

This is a very interesting question from Buffer Overflow in chapter Cyber Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Right option is (b) Buffer-overrun

For explanation I would say: Buffer-overflow, also known as buffer-overrun is a widespread application’s coding mistake made by developers which could be exploited by an attacker for gaining access or malfunctioning your system.