A network service on a production system keeps crashing at random times. The systems administrator suspects a bug in the listener is causing the service to crash, resulting in a DoS. When the service crashes, a core dump is left in the /tmp directory. Which of the following tools can the systems administrator use to reproduce these symptoms?
A) Fuzzer
B) Vulnerability scanner
C) Core dump analyzer
D) Debugger

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A fuzzer is a tool that can be used to automatically generate random data inputs to test for bugs and vulnerabilities, which can help reproduce the symptoms of the service crashing due to a potential bug in the listener.

A Network Service on a Production System Keeps Crashing at Random