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The Daily Dot

What is buffer overflow, an old vulnerability that’s causing new problems?

In mid-May, a nasty security bug was discovered in popular messaging app WhatsApp that allowed hackers to install powerful malware on iPhone and Android devices. Interestingly, to exploit the bug, ...
WeLiveSecurity

What are buffer overflow attacks and how are they thwarted?

The Morris worm of 1988 was one of those industry-shaking experiences that revealed how quickly a worm could spread using a vulnerability known as a buffer overflow or buffer overrun. Around 6,000 of ...
Arabian Post on MSN

CarPlay Vulnerability Grants Remote Root Access via AirPlay Flaw

Apple addressed the issue in updates to AirPlay audio SDK 2.7.1, AirPlay video SDK 3.6.0.126, and CarPlay Communication ...
Ars Technica

Security - How do "unchecked buffers" lead to execution of "arbitrary code"?

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

Buffer Overflow in BSD libc Library Patched

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