Exploitation of Interactive Processes to Access Restricted Areas of the OS

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The term "exploitation of an interactive process" refers to the manipulation of a program or process running on a computer system to gain unauthorized access to restricted areas of the operating system (OS).

The answer that specifically describes this type of exploitation is A. Privilege escalation.

Privilege escalation refers to the process of elevating a user's privileges or permissions beyond what is normally allowed, granting them access to system resources or areas of the OS that would otherwise be restricted.

In the context of interactive processes, an attacker may take advantage of a vulnerability in a program or process to gain access to privileged accounts or resources. For example, an attacker may use a vulnerability in a web application to execute arbitrary code on the underlying system, allowing them to escalate their privileges and gain access to restricted areas of the OS.

Pivoting, on the other hand, refers to the practice of using a compromised system as a jumping-off point to attack other systems on a network. This is not specific to the exploitation of an interactive process.

Process affinity refers to the preference of a process to run on a specific CPU or core in a multi-core system. This is not related to the exploitation of an interactive process.

Buffer overflow is a type of vulnerability in which an attacker sends more data to a program or process than it is designed to handle, causing it to crash or allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code. While buffer overflows may be used in privilege escalation attacks, they do not specifically describe the exploitation of an interactive process.