buffer overrun

Synonym of buffer overflow.

Noun

  1. Synonym of buffer overflow.
    • Except in a few trivial cases, it generally isn't possible to prove that a buffer overrun isn't exploitable. - 2002, David LeBlanc, Michael Howard, Writing Secure Code, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 133:

    Synonyms: buffer overflow

Forms

buffer overruns

Related

buffer underrun

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