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Introduction: Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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Features Buffer overflows are a leading type of security vulnerability. This paper explains what a buffer overflow is, how it can be exploited, and what countermeasures can be taken to prevent the use of buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

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hkwint ·
Nice article, but when telling about patches, it should have mentioned GrSec and especially PaX, and also StackGuard and ProPolice in my opinion.

(This patches / programs are what the sentence 'One technique entails enforcing the computer to use the stack and the heap for data only and to never to execute any instructions found there.' point to, I think).

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