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Question #: 1042
Topic #: 1
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During certain vulnerability scanning scenarios, it is possible for the target system to react in unexpected ways. This type of scenario is MOST commonly known as:

  • A. intrusive testing
  • B. a buffer overflow
  • C. a race condition
  • D. active reconnaissance
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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fonka
3 years, 9 months ago
Race condition means the system is loping or circling around with out ded end so the given answer is Right Intrusive scans attempt to exploit a vulnerability when it is found. This can highlight the likely risk and impact of a vulnerability, but may also disrupt your operational systems and processes, and cause issues for your employees and customers — so use intrusive scanning with caution.
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Moanzino
3 years, 9 months ago
Is it not D - can anyone confirm?
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suje
3 years, 10 months ago
The given answer is correct. An exploitation framework is a means of running intrusive scanning. An exploitation framework uses the vulnerabilities identified by a scanner and launches scripts or software to attempt to exploit selected vulnerabilities. This might involve considerable disruption to the target, including service failure, and risk data security.
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jeff420
3 years, 11 months ago
this question is similar to #946 and the answer was torn between race condition and buffer overflow but i chose race condition. correct me if i'm wrong.
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Dion79
3 years, 10 months ago
"During certain vulnerability scanning scenarios" Not attacks. It's between A and D. I'll go with provided answer.
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jeff420
3 years, 10 months ago
yeah that actually makes more sense. i didn't realize the distinction of it being a vulnerability scan and not an attack. an intrusive scan can cause a system to react in unexpected ways because it's exploiting vulnerabilities. thank you
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Brittle
3 years, 10 months ago
I think it’s race condition
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