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Variables that gets created dynamically when a function (such as malloc()) is called is created in the form of _______ data-structure. (a) array (b) queue (c) stack (d) heap This question was posed to me during an internship interview. My enquiry is from Buffer Overflow in section Cyber Security of Cyber Security Select the correct answer from above options Cyber Security questions and answers, Cyber Security questions pdf, Cyber Security question bank, Cyber Security questions and answers pdf, mcq on Cyber Security pdf,

Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) heap To explain I would say: Variables that gets created dynamically when a function (such as malloc()) is called is created in the form of heap data-structure. In heap-based overflow, the buffer is placed on the lower part of the heap, overwriting all dynamically generated variables.