Question

There are ________ types of exploit.

(a) 3

(b) 2

(c) 5

(d) 4

I had been asked this question during an online exam.

My question is based upon Bugs and Vulnerabilities topic in portion Cyber Laws, Security Tools, Bugs and Vulnerabilities of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) 2

To explain I would say: Exploits can be categorized based on various criteria. But the most prominent categorization is done by how exploits communicate with vulnerable software. These are categorized as local exploits and remote exploits.