A buffer overflow or overrun is a memory safety issue ... In certain cases, attackers can also use buffer overflows to overwrite critical settings in an application’s memory, for example a ...

Operating systems use buffers called stacks, where data is stored temporarily between operations. These, too, can overflow. When a too-long data string goes into the buffer, any excess is written ...

In honor of April 1 — Conficker Day — Threat Level offers this kid-friendly interactive explanation of how a simple buffer overflow attack operates. Topics conficker hacks Threat Level Read More ...

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 ...

and buffer overflow attacks are, and there are a variety of causes for them, all of which will be covered in this article. How do attackers make use of Buffer Overflow vulnerability? The buffer ...

Crafty hackers find subtle ways to cause buffer overflow errors and use them to manipulate the behavior of applications for malicious purposes. For instance, a hacker might be able to exploit a ...

A few weeks ago, we published a challenge relating to the exploitation of a simple buffer overflow in Linux. In the published solution, it was noted how it was possible to change the execution ...

Aptly named tonyhax, this exploit uses a classic buffer overflow found in the “Create Skater” mode in Tony Hawk 2, 3, and 4. When the game sees a custom character saved on the memory card it ...

Using randomly generated IP addresses, Slammer used the buffer overflow exploit to replicate itself. Within three minutes after the first Slammer packet was unleashed, the number of infected ...