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