EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Buffer overflow is a software bug or vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to systems. It is one of the ...
The problem is the stack is used for both, as it always has been*. That is the actual attack vector in all buffer overflows. Click to expand... Click to expand... Code pointer. Pointers to code ...
Two stack-based buffer overflows collectively tracked as CVE-2023-32560 impact Ivanti Avalanche, an enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution designed to manage, monitor, and secure a wide range ...
AFAIK, IANAP:<BR> <BR>Some programming languages (C, for instance) have certain functions that <I>do not</I> check whether an argument is too big for its buffer, eg printf(). There are functions that ...
Snort can be buffer overflowed. About once a year, Snort gets a buffer overflow vulnerability. Any piece of additional software in a defense strategy has to be carefully considered (e.g. Snort, ...
Just two months after the Heartbleed Bug scare, the open-source group for OpenSSL today warned of a new set of vulnerabilities discovered in the protocol that could let an attacker carry out ...
Pour a 12-ounce can of soda into an eight-ounce glass, and you've got spilled soda and a sticky mess. Hackers know this principle, too. But when they apply it in crafting viruses and worms, the mess ...