CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — Question 188

A security analyst is investigating an application server and discovers that software on the server is behaving abnormally. The software normally runs batch jobs locally and does not generate traffic, but the process is now generating outbound traffic over random high ports. Which of the following vulnerabilities has likely been exploited in this software?

Answer options

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Memory injection, because this type of vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate the memory of an application, potentially leading to abnormal behavior such as generating unexpected outbound traffic. The other options, while they represent real vulnerabilities, do not directly explain the scenario of abnormal outbound traffic from software that should not be generating any.