Question

With the lack of boundary check, the program ends abnormally and leads to ___________ error.

(a) logical

(b) segmentation

(c) compile-time

(d) syntax

I had been asked this question in my homework.

Origin of the question is Buffer Overflow in section Cyber Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) segmentation

Explanation: In buffer-overflow, with the lack of boundary check, the program ends abnormally and leads to segmentation error or bus error. Sometimes the application on which the attack was done get stuck or hang and suddenly the app closes.