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Buffer overflows occur when a process attempts to write data outside the bounds of the buffer. The result is that data is written into an area used for some other purpose resulting in the corruption of that memory. The damage varies depending on how the adjacent memory is being used. ...
1. Advisory Information Title: EPS Viewer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Advisory ID: CORE-2013-0808 Advisory URL: http://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/eps-viewer-buffer-overflow-vulnerability Date published: 2013-08-28 Date of last update: 20
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can be very dangerous, as demonstrated by their high rank in the CWE list. Despite being one of the best-known types of vulnerabilities, they still commonly appear in applications: they can be very difficult to detect, and even “safe” code can be exploited if...
1. Advisory Information Title: MikroTik RouterOS SMB Buffer Overflow Advisory ID: CORE-2018-0003 Advisory URL: https://www.coresecurity.com/core-labs/advisories/mikrotik-routeros-smb-buffer-overflow Date published: 2018-03-15 Date of last update: 2018-03