CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-001 Cert Guide

Chapter 7

Exploiting Local Host and Physical Security Vulnerabilities

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Exploiting Local Host Vulnerabilities

• Understanding Physical Security Attacks

In this chapter you will learn about exploiting local host vulnerabilities, as well as physical security flaws. This chapter provides details on how to take advantage of insecure services and protocol configurations during a penetration testing engagement. You will also learn how to perform local privilege escalation attacks as part of penetration testing. This chapter provides details to help you gain an understanding of Set-UID, Set-GID, and Unix programs, as well as ret2libc attacks. This chapter also covers privilege escalation attacks against Windows ...