A _____ occurs when a string of data is sent to a buffer that is larger than the buffer was designed to handle.
A.
Brute Force attack
B.
Buffer overflow
C.
Man in the middle attack
D.
Blue Screen of Death
E.
SYN flood
F.
Spoofing attack
Explanation:
Buffer overflow occur when an application receives more data that it is programmed to accept. This situation can cause an application to terminate. The termination may leave the system sending the data with temporary access to privileged levels in the attacked system.
Reference: Security + (SYBEX) page 135