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Bob Mottram
2014-07-26 08:53:53 +01:00
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buffer overflow
n. What happens when you try to stuff more data into a buffer (holding area)
than it can handle. This problem is commonly exploited by cracker s to get
than it can handle. This problem is commonly exploited by crackers to get
arbitrary commands executed by a program running with root permissions. This
may be due to a mismatch in the processing rates of the producing and
consuming processes (see overrun and firehose syndrome ), or because the
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ accepting data when the buffer is full up. The term is used of and by humans
in a metaphorical sense. What time did I agree to meet you? My buffer must
have overflowed. Or If I answer that phone my buffer is going to overflow.
See also spam , overrun screw.