WeLiveSecurity

What are buffer overflow attacks and how are they thwarted?

The Morris worm of 1988 was one of those industry-shaking experiences that revealed how quickly a worm could spread using a vulnerability known as a buffer overflow or buffer overrun. Around 6,000 of ...
Hackaday

How 6502 Overflow Works

The 6502 was a ubiquitous microprocessor back in the 80s, powering devices such as the Apple II and the Nintendo Entertainment System. [Ken] took an in depth look at a small part of the processor: the ...
Ars Technica

Security - How do "unchecked buffers" lead to execution of "arbitrary code"?

A lot of the recent MS security patches are buffer related. "Unchecked buffer" this, "buffer overflow" that, etc, etc...<BR><BR>This may be a very deep question, but I'm going to ask it anyway in ...
Computer Weekly

Exploiting Software: How to Break Code, Chapter 7 -- Buffer Overflow

This excerpt is from Chapter 7, Buffer Overflow of Exploiting Software: How to Break Code written by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw, and published by Addison-Wesley ...
WeLiveSecurity

Integer overflow: How does it occur and how can it be prevented?

For many people in the IT community, 2022 got off to a bad start after a bug in on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server caused emails to become stuck en route due to a failed date check. Put ...