1.Which of the following is NOT a countermeasure to prevent buffer overflow attacks? Disabling firewalls Implementing input validation Implementing executable space protection Implementing stack canaries   2.In a buffer overflow attack, what is the attacker trying to achieve? Executing arbitrary code Stealing user credentials Shutting down the target system Disrupting network traffic   3.Name ONE programming language which is NOT vulnerable to buffer overflow.

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