Practice Common Causes And Mechanisms Of Privilege Escalation (4.2.2) - Authentication, Authorization, and Privilege Management
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Common Causes and Mechanisms of Privilege Escalation

Practice - Common Causes and Mechanisms of Privilege Escalation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a buffer overflow?

💡 Hint: Think about how data can overflow memory limits.

Question 2 Easy

Name one consequence of weak passwords.

💡 Hint: What happens if someone can guess the password?

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Question 1

What is privilege escalation?

Gaining higher access rights
Logging out from the system
Reducing permissions

💡 Hint: Think about gaining more control rather than less.

Question 2

True or False: Buffer overflows can lead to unauthorized access.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall how data written can affect memory.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a fictitious application with known buffer overflow vulnerabilities, outline a mitigation strategy to prevent privilege escalation.

💡 Hint: Think about coding best practices and regular maintenance.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze how an attacker might exploit a system running multiple services with excessive privileges. Discuss your approach to limit this risk.

💡 Hint: Consider the principle of least privilege when addressing service access.

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