Practice Common Software Vulnerabilities (6.3) - Secure Software Development
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Common Software Vulnerabilities

Practice - Common Software Vulnerabilities

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is SQL Injection?

💡 Hint: Think about how user input can interact with SQL commands.

Question 2 Easy

Explain what XSS stands for.

💡 Hint: It involves scripts on webpages.

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Question 1

What is SQL Injection?

Manipulation of database queries
A way to secure applications
A type of user input validation

💡 Hint: Think about how attackers can interfere with database interactions.

Question 2

Is Buffer Overflow a type of software vulnerability?

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember how data limits can be exceeded in memory.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Develop a security plan that includes measures to prevent SQL Injection and Buffer Overflow in an application. Explain each measure.

💡 Hint: Consider how each vulnerability can be attacked and ways to reinforce security.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a scenario where Insecure Deserialization is exploited and outline the preventive measures that could have been taken.

💡 Hint: Think about the flow of data in applications and how to control access.

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