information security, a buffer overflow or buffer overrun is an anomaly whereby a program writes data to a buffer beyond the buffer's allocated memory, overwriting...

Buffer overflow protection is any of various techniques used during software development to enhance the security of executable programs by detecting buffer...

In software, a stack buffer overflow or stack buffer overrun occurs when a program writes to a memory address on the program's call stack outside of the...

unexpectedly small, potentially leading to a buffer overflow which, depending on the use of the buffer, might in turn cause arbitrary code execution...

essentially a buffer overflow), the stack is said to overflow, typically resulting in a program crash. The most-common cause of stack overflow is excessively...

represent Buffer overflow, a situation whereby the incoming data size exceeds that which can be accommodated by a buffer. Heap overflow, a type of buffer overflow...

A heap overflow, heap overrun, or heap smashing is a type of buffer overflow that occurs in the heap data area. Heap overflows are exploitable in a different...

security. Buffer overflows, a common software security vulnerability, happen when a process tries to store data beyond a fixed-length buffer. For example...

points to memory that has been freed/deallocated/deleted) A buffer overflow A stack overflow Attempting to execute a program that does not compile correctly...

directly mapped shadow memory to detect memory corruption such as buffer overflows or accesses to a dangling pointer (use-after-free). Google's ASan,...

before the buffer overflows. A larger buffer size simply means that the decoder will tolerate high bitrates for longer periods of time, but no buffer is infinite...

possible buffer overflows if the bounds are not checked manually; string routines in general, for side-effects, encouraging irresponsible buffer usage,...

vulnerability known as a buffer overflow. It did this by using a long string of the repeated letter 'N' to overflow a buffer, allowing the worm to execute...

security, safety, catching all attempts at out-of-bounds access and buffer overflow. Descriptors are a form of capability system. The development of the...

computer. Buffer overflow Buffer underrun Circular buffer Disk buffer Streaming media Frame buffer for use in graphical display Double buffering and Triple...

allowed for execution of the attack. The worm spreads by exploiting a buffer overflow discovered by the Polish security research group Last Stage of Delirium...

"return-to-libc" attack is a computer security attack usually starting with a buffer overflow in which a subroutine return address on a call stack is replaced by...

once, the keyboard buffer overflows and will emit a beep from the computer's internal speaker. The use of keyboard buffers is sometimes known from the...

stack overflow is a programming error when too much memory is used on the call stack. Stack overflow may also refer to: Stack buffer overflow, when a...

dropped frame where synchronization is not lost, as in the case of buffer overflow, for example.  This article incorporates public domain material from...

memory addresses, incorrect address values in the program counter, buffer overflow, overwriting a portion of the affected program code due to an earlier...

feature for VMware CVE-2008-1943 Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer backend buffer overflow. CVE-2009-1244 Cloudburst: VM display function in VMware CVE-2011-1751...

MS03-026 RPC DCOM Remote Buffer Overflow MS04-011 LSASS Remote Buffer Overflow MS05-039 Plug and Play Remote Buffer Overflow Attempts to hijack common...

Bounds checking can prevent buffer over-reads, while fuzz testing can help detect them. Computer programming portal Buffer overflow Computer security Type...

US-CERT Alerts. Archived from the original on 2006-04-08. "CA-2003-25 Buffer Overflow in Sendmail". CERT Advisories. 31 December 2003. Archived from the...

information and security vulnerabilities. In addition to pioneering buffer overflow work, the security advisories he released contained early examples...

Corporation, Buffer overflow in crypto.signText() Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Festa, Paul (19 August 1998). "Buffer-overflow bug in IE"....

January 24, 2012. "CA-2003-25 Buffer Overflow in Sendmail". CERT Advisories. Retrieved August 22, 2005. "CA-2003-12 Buffer Overflow in Sendmail". CERT Advisories...

inputs in an exploit. In a classical attack taking advantage of a stack buffer overflow, the input given to a vulnerable program is crafted and delivered so...

or overflow conditions. Buffer (telecommunication) Circular buffer  This article incorporates public domain material from "variable length buffer". Federal...