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πŸ“ Vulnerability assessment in Implementing Security Defenses

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πŸ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. What utility does the Morris worm use to execute remote commands without a password?

πŸ”Ή A. rsh
πŸ”Ή B. ssh
πŸ”Ή C. telnet
πŸ”Ή D. ftp

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: easy | βœ… Correct: A

Q2. What is the primary advantage for an attacker of placing host–login pairs in .rhosts files?

πŸ”Ή A. Increases bandwidth
πŸ”Ή B. Bypasses authentication
πŸ”Ή C. Hides traffic
πŸ”Ή D. Reduces CPU usage

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: medium | βœ… Correct: B

Q3. How does a buffer overflow in a daemon like finger lead to arbitrary code execution?

πŸ”Ή A. Increases the stack size
πŸ”Ή B. Overwrites the return address on the stack
πŸ”Ή C. Alters file permissions
πŸ”Ή D. Changes environment variables

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: hard | βœ… Correct: B

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