buffer overrun

English

Noun

buffer overrun (plural buffer overruns)

(computer security) Synonym of buffer overflow
- 2002, David LeBlanc, Michael Howard, Writing Secure Code, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 133:
  Except in a few trivial cases, it generally isn't possible to prove that a buffer overrun isn't exploitable.

See also

buffer underrun

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