Buffer Overflows Flashcards

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What is a buffer overflow?

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When a section of memory is able to spill over to another section of memory and overwrite it. Attackers abuse poor programming to accomplish this.

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How can buffer overflow be avoided?

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Proper programming practices such and not using a weak programming language.

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