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Logical Operations Exam CFR-210 Topic 4 Question 36 Discussion

Actual exam question for Logical Operations's CFR-210 exam
Question #: 36
Topic #: 4
[All CFR-210 Questions]

A file is discovered in the /etc directory of an internal server by an automated file integrity checker. A security analyst determines the file is a bash script. The contents are as follows:

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#/bin/bash

IFS=:

[[-f/etc/passwd]] && cat/etc/passwd |

while read a b c d e f g

do

echo ''$e ($a)''

done

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Which of the following was the author of the script attempting to gather?

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Suggested Answer: D

by Edna at Oct 24, 2022, 07:11 AM

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Rene
1 months ago
Yo dawg, I heard you like usernames, so this script puts usernames in your usernames so you can see usernames while you see usernames. The answer is C) User's name and username, fo sho.
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Brande
1 months ago
This is a classic Linux privilege escalation attempt. The author is trying to gather the UID and GID, so the answer is D) UID and GID.
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Rosann
2 days ago
C: Yes, that's correct. It's a classic privilege escalation attempt.
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Adria
5 days ago
B: I believe they were trying to get the UID and GID of users.
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Rosalind
20 days ago
A: That script looks suspicious. What do you think the author was trying to gather?
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Scarlet
2 months ago
Haha, this script is like a blast from the past! Trying to read the /etc/passwd file, how retro. The answer is definitely B) Username and password hash.
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Maddie
20 hours ago
User 3: Classic way of gathering credentials.
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Willow
2 days ago
User 2: Definitely, it's trying to get username and password hash.
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Ranee
4 days ago
User 1: Yeah, that script is old school.
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Eura
5 days ago
User4: Classic way of trying to gather credentials.
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Carmen
7 days ago
User3: B) Username and password hash is the answer.
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Elroy
7 days ago
User 3: Classic way of trying to gather credentials.
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Gayla
10 days ago
User2: Yeah, it's trying to read the /etc/passwd file.
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Cory
10 days ago
User 2: Definitely, it's trying to get the username and password hash.
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Sang
17 days ago
User 1: Yeah, that script is old school.
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Gilma
1 months ago
User1: Haha, this script is so old school!
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Charlena
2 months ago
Hmm, the script is just printing the username (field 5) from the /etc/passwd file. So the correct answer must be C) User's name and username.
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Lourdes
2 months ago
This script is clearly trying to extract user information from the /etc/passwd file. The answer has to be B) Username and password hash.
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Hubert
3 months ago
I believe the correct answer is A) Home directory and shell, as the script is reading /etc/passwd file.
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Jina
3 months ago
I agree with Azzie, the script seems to be echoing the user's name and username.
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Azzie
3 months ago
I think the author was trying to gather user's name and username.
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