While Performing Privilege Escalation on a Windows 7 Workstation, a Penetration

question 98

Multiple Choice

While performing privilege escalation on a Windows 7 workstation, a penetration tester identifies a service that imports a DLL by name rather than an absolute path. To exploit this vulnerability, which of the following criteria must be met?

• A) Permissions not disabled in the DLL
• B) Weak folder permissions of a directory in the DLL search path
• C) Write permissions in the C:\Windows\System32\imports directory
• D) DLL not cryptographically signed by the vendor

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Definitions:

Organic Groups

Chemical groups containing carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms, part of organic molecules.

Carbohydrate

A large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues, including sugars, starch, and cellulose. They are a major source of energy for the body.

Chemical Reaction

A process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another through the breaking and forming of chemical bonds.

Activation Energy

The minimum amount of energy that is required to initiate a chemical reaction, determining the reaction rate.