Sara, a security administrator, examines a network session to a compromised database server with a packet analyzer. Within the session there is a repeated series of the hex character 90 (x90). Which of the following attack types has occurred?

A. Buffer overflow
B. Cross-site scripting
C. XML injection
D. SQL injection

Answer: A. Buffer overflow

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