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How can an attacker exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability to gain unauthorized access or execute malicious code?

Friday, 04 August 2023 by EITCA Academy

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities are a common type of security flaw that can be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access or execute malicious code on a computer system. A buffer overflow occurs when a program attempts to write data beyond the boundaries of a fixed-size buffer in memory, resulting in the overwriting of adjacent memory

Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/CSSF Computer Systems Security Fundamentals, Buffer overflow attacks, Introduction to buffer overflows, Examination review

Tagged under: Buffer Overflow, Cybersecurity, Exploitation, Malicious Code, Unauthorized Access

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How can an attacker exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability to gain unauthorized access or execute malicious code?