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Arcitura Education S90.19 Exam - Topic 3 Question 62 Discussion

A service uses specialized logic to compare the size of a request message to the maximum allowable size that is specified for request messages. Upon a mismatch, the service triggers an error that results in the issuance of a message with detailed error information. What type of attack does this specialized logic not help protect the service from?
C) exception generation attack
A) XML parser attack
B) buffer overrun attack
D) XPath injection attack

Arcitura Education S90.19 Exam - Topic 3 Question 62 Discussion

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Question #: 62
Topic #: 3
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A service uses specialized logic to compare the size of a request message to the maximum allowable size that is specified for request messages. Upon a mismatch, the service triggers an error that results in the issuance of a message with detailed error information. What type of attack does this specialized logic not help protect the service from?

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Annette
4 days ago
Yup, definitely not a fix for XPath injection either!
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Leonor
9 days ago
XML parser attacks are a different ball game, though.
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Edmond
14 days ago
Wait, are we sure about that? Seems like it could still help.
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Heike
20 days ago
Totally agree, buffer overruns can bypass size checks.
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Rodrigo
25 days ago
This logic won't help against buffer overrun attacks.
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Micaela
30 days ago
I feel like XPath injection attacks are also not directly related to message size, but I can't recall the specifics.
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Celestina
1 month ago
I think the logic might help with some attacks, but I'm not confident it would stop XML parser attacks.
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Allene
1 month ago
This question feels familiar; I think we discussed how exception generation attacks can still occur even with size checks in place.
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Ethan
2 months ago
I remember studying about buffer overrun attacks, but I'm not entirely sure how this logic would prevent them.
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