Which of the following vulnerabilities is the security consultant MOST likely to identify?

A software company has hired a security consultant to assess the security of the company’s software development practices. The consultant opts to begin reconnaissance by performing fuzzing on a software binary.

Which of the following vulnerabilities is the security consultant MOST likely to identify?
A . Weak authentication schemes
B. Credentials stored in strings
C. Buffer overflows
D. Non-optimized resource management

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Answer: C

Explanation:

fuzzing introduces unexpected inputs into a system and watches to see if the system has any negative reactions to the inputs that indicate security, performance, or quality gaps or issues