A company that utilizes an IaaS service provider has contracted with a vendor to perform a penetration test on its environment. The vendor is able to exploit the virtualization layer and obtain access to other instances within the cloud provider's environment that do not belong to the company. Which of the following BEST describes this attack?
A) VM escape
B) Directory traversal
C) Buffer overflow
D) Heap spraying

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

VM escape is an attack where a virtual machine breaks out of its isolation and interacts with the host operating system or other virtual machines, which is what happened in this scenario.

A Company That Utilizes an IaaS Service Provider Has Contracted