Deck 5: Networking and Server Attacks

Question 1

The return address is the only element that can be altered in a buffer overflow attack.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The malicious content of an XSS URL is confined to material posted on a website

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What type of additional attack does ARP spoofing rely on?

A)DNS Poisoning
B)replay
C)MITB
D)MAC spoofing

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What type of privileges to access hardware and software resources are granted to users or devices?

A)access privileges
B)user rights
C)access rights
D)permissions

Question 5

Traditional network security devices can block traditional network attacks,but they cannot always block web application attacks.

Question 6

JavaScript cannot create separate stand-alone applications.

Question 7

What are the two types of cross-site attacks? (Choose all that apply. )

A)cross-site input attacks
B)cross-site scripting attacks
C)cross-site request forgery attacks
D)cross-site flood attacks

Question 8

What two locations can be a target for DNS poisoning? (Choose all that apply. )

A)local host table
B)external DNS server
C)local database table
D)directory server

Question 9

Securing web applications is easier than protecting other systems.

Question 10

What language below is used to view and manipulate data that is stored in a relational database?

A)C
B)DQL
C)SQL
D)ISL

Question 11

Which type of attack broadcasts a network request to multiple computers but changes the address from which the request came to the victim's computer?

A)IP spoofing
B)denial of service
C)DNS Poisoning
D)smurf attack

Question 12

What type of attack intercepts communication between parties to steal or manipulate the data?

A)replay
B)MAC spoofing
C)man-in-the-browser
D)ARP poisoning

Question 13

XSS is like a phishing attack but without needing to trick the user into visiting a malicious website.

Question 14

What protocol can be used by a host on a network to find the MAC address of another device based on an IP address?

A)DNS
B)ARP
C)TCP
D)UDP

Question 15

In an integer overflow attack,an attacker changes the value of a variable to something outside the range that the programmer had intended by using an integer overflow.

Question 16

A DNS amplification attack floods an unsuspecting victim by redirecting valid responses to it.

Question 17

A buffer overflow attack occurs when a process attempts to store data in RAM beyond the boundaries of a fixed-length storage buffer.

Question 18

A SYN flood attack broadcasts a network request to multiple computers but changes the address from which the request came to the victim's computer.

Question 19

An attack that takes advantage of the procedures for initiating a session is known as what type of attack?

A)DNS amplification attack
B)IP spoofing
C)smurf attack
D)SYN flood attack

Question 20

When an attack is designed to prevent authorized users from accessing a system,it is called what kind of attack?

A)MITM
B)spoofing
C)denial of service
D)blocking

Question 21

When TCP/IP was developed,the host table concept was expanded into a hierarchical name system for matching computer names and numbers using this service:

A)HTTP
B)NSDB
C)URNS
D)DNS

Question 22

What technology expands the normal capabilities of a web browser for a specific webpage?

A)extensions
B)add-ons
C)plug-ins
D)Java applets

Question 23

Which of the following are considered to be interception attacks? (Choose all that apply. )

A)denial of service
B)amplification attack
C)man-in-the-middle
D)replay attacks

Question 24

If an attacker purchases and uses a URL that is similar in spelling and looks like a well-known web site in order for the attacker to gain Web traffic to generate income,what type of attack are they using?

A)spoofing
B)URL hijacking
C)Web squatting
D)typo hijacking

Question 25

When an attacker promotes themselves as reputable third-party advertisers to distribute their malware through the Web ads,what type attack is being performed?

A)ad squatting
B)clickjacking
C)malvertising
D)ad spoofing

Question 26

Which type of attack below is similar to a passive man-in-the-middle attack?

A)replay
B)hijacking
C)denial
D)buffer overflow

Question 27

Choose the SQL injection statement example below that could be used to find specific users:

A)whatever' OR full_name = '%Mia%'
B)whatever' OR full_name IS '%Mia%'
C)whatever' OR full_name LIKE '%Mia%'
D)whatever' OR full_name equals '%Mia%'

Question 28

Which SQL injection statement example below could be used to discover the name of the table?

A)whatever%20 AND 1=(SELECT COUNT(*)FROM tabname);--
B)whatever' AND 1=(SELECT COUNT(*)FROM tabname);--
C)whatever;AND 1=(SELECT COUNT(*)FROM tabname);--
D)whatever%;AND 1=(SELECT COUNT(*)FROM tabname);--

Question 29

What type of an attack is being executed if an attacker substituted an invalid MAC address for the network gateway so no users can access external networks?

A)ARP poisoning
B)man-in-the-middle
C)denial of service
D)DNS poisoning

Question 30

What specific ways can a session token be transmitted? (Choose all that apply. )

A)In the URL.
B)In the trailer of a frame.
C)In the header of a packet.
D)In the header of the HTTP requisition.

Question 31

What attack occurs when a domain pointer that links a domain name to a specific web server is changed by a threat actor?

A)pointer hack
B)DNS spoofing
C)clickjacking
D)domain hijacking

Question 32

What type of attack is being performed when multiple computers overwhelm a system with fake requests?

A)DDoS
B)DoS
C)SYN flood
D)replay attacks

Question 33

The exchange of information among DNS servers regarding configured zones is known as:

A)resource request
B)zone sharing
C)zone transfer
D)zone removal

Question 34

An attack in which the attacker attempts to impersonate the user by using his or her session token is known as:

A)Session replay
B)Session spoofing
C)Session hijacking
D)Session blocking

Question 35

How can an attacker substitute a DNS address so that a computer is automatically redirected to another device?

A)DNS poisoning
B)Phishing
C)DNS marking
D)DNS overloading

Question 36

Which SQL statement represents a SQL injection attempt to determine the names of different fields in a database?

A)whatever AND email IS NULL;--
B)whatever;AND email IS NULL;--
C)whatever" AND email IS NULL;--
D)whatever' AND email IS NULL;--

Question 37

Where are MAC addresses stored for future reference?

A)MAC cache
B)Ethernet cache
C)ARP cache
D)NIC

Question 38

What criteria must be met for an XXS attack to occur on a specific website?

A)The website must accept user input while validating it and use that input in a response.
B)The website must accept user input without validating it and use that input in a response.
C)The website must not accept user input without validating it and use that input in a response.
D)The website must accept user input while validating it and omit that input in a response.

Question 39

What type of web server application attacks introduce new input to exploit a vulnerability?

A)language attacks
B)cross-site request attacks
C)hijacking attacks
D)injection attacks

Question 40

On a compromised computer,you have found that a user without administrative privileges was able to perform a task limited to only administrative accounts.What type of exploit has occurred?

A)Privilege escalation
B)DNS cache poisoning
C)ARP poisoning
D)Man-in-the-middle

Question 41

What are zero-day attacks?

Question 42

How does a buffer overflow attack occur?

Question 43

What directory are the host tables found in the /etc/ directory in UNIX,Linux,and macOS on a Windows system?

Question 44

How does a cross-site request forgery (XSRF)attack work?

Question 45

If a MAC address is permanently "burned" into a network interface card,how can an attacker change the MAC address to perform an ARP poisoning attack?

Question 46

How is a network-based MITM attack executed?

Question 47

How does a cross-site scripting (XSS)attack work?

Question 48

What are some of the typical server attacks used by attackers?

Question 49

Explain how an attacker can use privilege escalation to gain access to a resources that are restricted?

Question 50

What is the basis for domain name resolution of names-to-IP addresses?