GIAC GCIA Exam - Topic 5 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GCIA exam

Question #: 45
Topic #: 5

An attacker changes the address of a sub-routine in such a manner that it begins to point to the address of the malicious code. As a result, when the function has been exited, the application can be forced to shift to the malicious code. The image given below explains this phenomenon:

Which of the following tools can be used as a countermeasure to such an attack?

AObiwan

BSmashGuard

CKismet

DAbsinthe

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Suggested Answer: D

by Adelle at May 13, 2024, 10:53 AM

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Shaunna

6 months ago

Totally agree, SmashGuard is the way to go!

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Stephanie

6 months ago

Definitely not Absinthe, that's not the right tool.

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Linsey

6 months ago

Wait, can Kismet really help with this?

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Juliana

7 months ago

I think Obiwan might be more effective.

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Derick

7 months ago

SmashGuard is a solid choice for this.

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Marleen

7 months ago

Absinthe sounds familiar, but I can't recall its specific use. I wonder if it relates to this type of attack or if it's more for something else.

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Royal

7 months ago

I practiced a similar question where we discussed tools for preventing code injection. I think SmashGuard was mentioned as a good countermeasure.

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Marti

8 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like Kismet is more about network analysis rather than code execution protection. It doesn't seem relevant here.

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Lorean

8 months ago

I remember studying about buffer overflow attacks and how they can redirect execution flow. I think SmashGuard might be the right answer since it protects against such vulnerabilities.

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Valentine

8 months ago

I'm a bit confused by this question. Can someone explain the attack mechanism in more detail? I want to make sure I understand it before I try to pick the right countermeasure.

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Shawna

8 months ago

Obiwan is an interesting choice, but I'm not sure it's the best fit for this specific attack. I'd lean more towards SmashGuard since it's designed to protect against function pointer overwrites.

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Jolene

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm not too familiar with these tools. I'll need to think this through carefully. Maybe I should review my notes on common countermeasures for code injection attacks.

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Jenelle

8 months ago

This looks like a classic buffer overflow attack. I think the answer is probably SmashGuard, which is a tool designed to detect and prevent this type of attack.

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Ceola

8 months ago

This question seems straightforward, but I want to double-check my understanding before submitting. Let me review the LSA types one more time to be sure.

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Lonny

8 months ago

I think I've got this one. Azure Bastion is a service that provides secure RDP and SSH access to your VMs, so the answer must be the Azure portal.

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Kimberely

8 months ago

Option D sounds right to me, but I feel a bit unsure about the exact number of agents. I might have mixed it up with another feature.

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Hobert

1 year ago

Obiwan? Pff, I've got a better idea - let's just crash the whole system and start over. That'll show 'em!

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Elfrieda

11 months ago

D) Absinthe

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Justa

11 months ago

C) Kismet

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Millie

12 months ago

B) SmashGuard

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Leatha

12 months ago

A) Obiwan

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Glenn

1 year ago

Use the SmashGuard, Luke! It's the only way to protect your application from the dark side of the force.

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Gracia

12 months ago

D) Absinthe

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Mollie

12 months ago

C) Kismet

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Gaynell

12 months ago

B) SmashGuard

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Jutta

1 year ago

A) Obiwan

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Annice

1 year ago

I'm not sure about SmashGuard, I think Obiwan might also be a good choice.

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Goldie

1 year ago

I agree with Audra, SmashGuard seems like a good option to prevent such attacks.

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Jame

1 year ago

Absinthe, the hallucinogenic drink? I'm starting to think the exam writer is just messing with us at this point.

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Glory

1 year ago

I agree, using SmashGuard can help prevent the malicious code from being executed.

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Chu

1 year ago

B) SmashGuard would be a good countermeasure for this type of attack.

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Latrice

1 year ago

Kismet? Isn't that a wireless network detection tool? I don't think that's going to help much in this scenario.

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Leah

12 months ago

Agreed. SmashGuard would be a better countermeasure in this situation.

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Winifred

12 months ago

Definitely not. We need something like SmashGuard to prevent this kind of attack.

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Marsha

12 months ago

Yeah, Kismet is not the right choice here.

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Sheldon

12 months ago

D) Absinthe

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Elly

1 year ago

C) Kismet

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Micaela

1 year ago

B) SmashGuard

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Frank

1 year ago

A) Obiwan

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Mireya

1 year ago

SmashGuard, huh? Sounds like a tool that would just end up smashing everything in sight, including the application.

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Kenny

1 year ago

Obiwan? Really? That's like using a lightsaber to fight off a hacker. Let's get serious here.

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Audra

1 year ago

I think SmashGuard can be used as a countermeasure.

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