When an attacker purposely sends more data for input that the program was designed to handle and it results in a system crash,what is this an example of?
A)Syn flood
B)Buffer overflow
C)Incomplete mediation
D)Logic bomb

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This is an example of a buffer overflow attack, where an attacker sends more data than the program is designed to handle and overflows the allocated buffer space, resulting in a system crash. A syn flood attack involves overwhelming a system with TCP connection requests, incomplete mediation refers to an issue with access controls not being properly enforced, and a logic bomb is a piece of code that is activated under certain conditions to cause harm.

When an Attacker Purposely Sends More Data for Input That