Exam 350-701 topic 1 question 12 discussion

Buffer overflow is the attack most commonly associated with C and C++ due to their low-level memory management and lack of automatic safety checks.

D - buffer overflow is correct

d IS cORRECT

D A buffer overflow is a type of security vulnerability that occurs when a program tries to store more data in a buffer (a temporary storage area in memory) than it can hold. This can cause the extra data to overflow into adjacent memory areas, potentially corrupting or overwriting important data or instructions. In some cases, an attacker can use a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code or take control of a program or system. C and C++ programming languages, due to their low-level manipulation of memory, are particularly susceptible to buffer overflow attacks.