Buffer Overflow Attacks occur as a result of excess data being input into a system memory buffer. Moreover, when the memory buffer’s capacity has been reached, the music will stop playing.

In 2003, a buffer overflow in another popular Microsoft service, SQL Server 2000, enabled the SQL Slammer worm to spread across more than 250,000 computers and cause a massive internet outage.

In January 2003, the Slammer worm on the Internet caused a billion dollars worth of damage. Using randomly generated IP addresses, Slammer used the buffer overflow exploit to replicate itself.

QuickStudy: A buffer overflow occurs when a computer program attempts to stuff more data into a buffer (a defined temporary storage area) than it can hold. The excess data bits then overwrite ...

With a buffer overflow vulnerability, an attacker can write whatever code they wish to that out-of-bounds memory space, then manipulate the program to jump into that newly written code.

There have been concerted efforts by the software development world to seek out and fix buffer overflows in code. It seems, however, that they will always be with us.

A buffer overflow could occur in VideoLAN’s VLC cross-platform multimedia player when attempting to parse a specially crafted advanced systems format (ASF) movie, a researcher reported. A buffer ...

Researchers uncover two critical security flaws in over 100 Dahua CCTV models which could let hackers fully take over unpatched devices remotely.

Developers with HardenedBSD also addressed the buffer overflow on Tuesday when it released code for a stable version of its operating system – 10-STABLE v46.20 – on GitHub.