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GIAC Exam GCIA Topic 5 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GCIA exam

Question #: 45
Topic #: 5

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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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Hobert

1 months 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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Millie

12 days ago

B) SmashGuard

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Leatha

16 days ago

A) Obiwan

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Glenn

2 months 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 days ago

D) Absinthe

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Mollie

15 days ago

C) Kismet

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Gaynell

19 days ago

B) SmashGuard

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Jutta

1 months ago

A) Obiwan

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Annice

2 months ago

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

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Goldie

2 months ago

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

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Jame

2 months 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

2 months ago

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

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Chu

2 months ago

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

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Latrice

2 months 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

17 days ago

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

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Winifred

18 days ago

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

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Marsha

19 days ago

Yeah, Kismet is not the right choice here.

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Sheldon

20 days ago

D) Absinthe

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Elly

1 months ago

C) Kismet

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Micaela

2 months ago

B) SmashGuard

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Frank

2 months ago

A) Obiwan

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Mireya

2 months ago

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

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Kenny

2 months ago

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

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Audra

3 months ago

I think SmashGuard can be used as a countermeasure.

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