350-701 Security Concepts Practice Question
A security engineer is configuring a Cisco Firepower NGFW to detect a buffer overflow attack. Which attack vector is this?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Exploitation
Buffer overflow is an exploitation technique where an attacker writes beyond the allocated buffer to execute arbitrary code.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Malware delivery
Why it's wrong here
Buffer overflow can be used to deliver malware, but the attack itself is exploitation.
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Exploitation
Why this is correct
Correct answer. Buffer overflow is a classic exploitation technique.
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Reconnaissance
Why it's wrong here
Buffer overflow is an exploitation, not reconnaissance.
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Denial of Service
Why it's wrong here
Buffer overflow may cause a crash, but its primary purpose is code execution.
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