A database server has been compromised via an unpatched vulnerability. An investigation reveals that an application crashed at the time of the compromise. Unauthorized code appeared to be running, although there were no traces of the code found on the file system. Which of the following attack types has MOST likely occurred?

A database server has been compromised via an unpatched vulnerability. An investigation reveals that an application crashed at the time of the compromise. Unauthorized code appeared to be running, although there were no traces of the code found on the file system. Which of the following attack types has MOST likely occurred?






A. Zero day exploit

B. SQL injection

C. LDAP injection

D. Buffer overflow






Answer: D


Computer Science

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