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Application Attacks (Buffer Overflows, Cross-Site Scripting)
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JavaScript hijacking
20 Jun 2007
WORD - JavaScript hijacking is a technique that an attacker can use to masquerade as a valid user and read sensitive data from a vulnerable Web application, particularly one using Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). Nearly all ...
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cache poisoning
03 May 2005
WORD - Cache poisoning, also called domain name system (DNS) poisoning or DNS cache poisoning, is the corruption of an Internet server's domain name system table by replacing an Internet address with that of another, rogue address. ...
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dictionary attack
21 Apr 2005
WORD - A dictionary attack is a method of breaking into a password-protected computer or server by systematically entering every word in a dictionary as a password. A dictionary attack can also be used in an attempt to find the key ...
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directory harvest attack
14 Jun 2004
WORD - A directory harvest attack (DHA) is an attempt to determine the valid e-mail addresses associated with an e-mail server so that they can be added to a spam database.
A directory harvest attack can use either of two methods ...
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SYN flooding
16 Feb 2004
WORD - SYN flooding is a method that the user of a hostile client program can use to conduct a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a computer server. The hostile client repeatedly sends SYN (synchronization) packets to every port on ...
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stack smashing
07 Jul 2003
WORD - Stack smashing is causing a stack in a computer application or operating system to overflow. This makes it
possible to subvert the program or system or cause it to crash.
The stack, also called a pushdown stack or first-in ...
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ping of death
28 Oct 2003
WORD - On the Internet, ping of death is a denial of service (DoS) attack caused by an attacker deliberately sending an IP packet larger than the 65,536 bytes allowed by the IP protocol. One of the features of TCP/IP is ...
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cyberterrorism
23 Aug 2002
WORD - According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, cyberterrorism is any "premeditated, politically motivated attack against
information, computer systems, computer programs, and data which results in violence against ...
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distributed denial-of-service attack
03 Jun 2001
WORD - On the Internet, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is one in which a multitude of compromised systems attack a single target, thereby causing denial of service for users of the targeted system. The flood of ...
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script kiddy
08 Jul 2003
WORD - Script kiddy (sometimes spelled kiddie) is a derogative term, originated by the more sophisticated crackers of computer security systems, for the more immature, but unfortunately often just as dangerous exploiter of security ...
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