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Buffer Overflow Attack

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000514

1. A method of overloading a predefined amount of memory storage in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt memory beyond the buffer’s boundaries.

2. A method of overloading a predefined amount of space in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt memory in data.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000514
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-72; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000514",
  "term": "Buffer Overflow Attack",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A method of overloading a predefined amount of memory storage in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt memory beyond the buffer’s boundaries.\n\n2. A method of overloading a predefined amount of space in a buffer, which can potentially overwrite and corrupt memory in data.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-72",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/buffer-overflow-attack/"
}

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