Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) — Question 206

What describes a buffer overflow attack?

Answer options

• A. suppressing the buffers in a process
• B. injecting new commands into existing buffers
• C. overloading a predefined amount of memory
• D. fetching data from memory buffer registers

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because a buffer overflow attack occurs when more data is written to a buffer than it can hold, causing it to overflow and potentially overwrite adjacent memory. Options A and B are incorrect as they do not accurately describe the nature of a buffer overflow, and option D is unrelated to the concept of buffer overflow attacks.