Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Buffalo - Buffer Overflow?

That's right, I want to talk about buffer overflows or if you say too quickly... buffalos!
The oldest trick in the book. A program uses memory but anyone thinking unnatural thoughts
could send something that is out of the scope of the allocated memory, hence the term, buffalo!
Buffalos can cause a plethora of problems such as:
  • programs hanging
  • denial of service on web servers, routers and firewalls
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