Q. What can false positive reports in vulnerability scans lead to?

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Q. What is a measure used in the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) to assess vulnerabilities?

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Q. What should penetration testers be careful to watch for when interpreting vulnerability reports?

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Q. What does Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) aim to achieve?

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Q. What crucial information is typically included in vulnerability scan reports, in addition to details about vulnerabilities?

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Q. What does the CVSS base score measure on a 10-point scale?

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Q. Name two common sources of vulnerabilities.

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Q. What type of attacks typically exploit application flaws?

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Q. What is a common source of vulnerabilities in network devices?

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Q. What should network administrators ensure to patch security issues in network devices?

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Q. What causes vulnerabilities in SSL and TLS encryption?

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Q. What should administrators do to protect against virtual machine escape attacks in virtualized infrastructure?

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Q. What does the CVSS base score consider regarding the impact of a vulnerability?

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Q. What is a suggested solution often provided in vulnerability scan reports?

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Q. Tom is reviewing a vulnerability scan report and finds that one of the servers on his network suffers from an internal IP address disclosure vulnerability. What protocol is likely in use on this network that resulted in this vulnerability?

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Q. Which one of the CVSS metrics would contain information about the type of user account an attacker must use to execute an attack?

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Q. Which one of the following values for the CVSS attack complexity metric would indicate that the specified attack is simplest to exploit?

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Q. Which one of the following values for the confidentiality, integrity, or availability CVSS metric would indicate the potential for total compromise of a system?

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Q. What is the most recent version of CVSS that is currently available?

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Q. Which one of the following metrics is not included in the calculation of the CVSS exploitability score?

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