A buffer overflow or overrun is a memory safety issue where a program does not properly check the boundaries of an allocated fixed-length memory buffer and writes more data than it can hold. This ...

It is this missing functionality that allows the buffer overflow [writing EXECUTABLE data to DATA buffers and then EXECUTING them].

What is a buffer overflow, how is this software vulnerability exploited by hackers and how can you defend against buffer overflow attacks?

How ASLR works ASLR increases the control-flow integrity of a system by making it more difficult for an attacker to execute a successful buffer-overflow attack by randomizing the offsets it uses ...

The BSD libc library was updated recently to address a buffer overflow vulnerability that could have allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 best-known software security vulnerabilities and it ...

Buffer Overflow: In mid-May, a nasty security bug was discovered in popular messaging app WhatsApp, which involved using buffer overflow.

A buffer overflow attack works because the function doesn’t correctly define or check the parameters it is sent.

A lot of the recent MS security patches are buffer related. "Unchecked buffer" this, "buffer overflow" that, etc, etc...This may be a very deep question, but I'm going to ask it anyway in hopes ...

HP has issued a list of its printers that are vulnerable to a new "Critical" buffer overflow bug that can lead to exploitation. Fortunately, patched firmware for these models has also been released.