1. Home
  2. Discussions
  3. GIAC
  4. Security Administration
  5. GPEN Discussions
  6. GPEN Exam Topic 2 Question 17 Discussion

GIAC Penetration Tester GPEN Question # 17 Topic 2 Discussion

 GIAC Discussions      Browse All Questions      Go to Exam Detail      Get Premium Access
 Previous
Next  

GIAC Penetration Tester GPEN Question # 17 Topic 2 Discussion

GPEN Exam Topic 2 Question 17 Discussion:
Question #: 17
Topic #: 2

You have been contracted to penetration test an e-mail server for a client that wants to know for sure if the sendmail service is vulnerable to any known attacks. You have permission to run any type of test, how will you proceed to give the client the most valid answer?
A.

Run all known sendmail exploits against the server and see if you can compromisethe service, even if it crashed the machine or service

B.

Run a banner grabbing vulnerability checker to determine the sendmail version andpatch level, then look up and report all the vulnerabilities that exist for that versionand patch level

C.

Run all sendmail exploits that will not crash the server and see if you cancompromise the service

D.

Log into the e-mail and determine the sendmail version and patch level, then lookup and report all the vulnerabilities that exist for that version and patch level

Get Premium GPEN Questions
Actual exam question for GIAC GPEN exam by Cyra6416 at Aug 3, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

Contribute your Thoughts:


Chosen Answer:
This is a voting comment (?). It is better to Upvote an existing comment if you don't have anything to add.

Submit
 Previous
Next