buffer overrun

noun

buffer overrun

noun

1

Synonym of buffer overflow.

Computer security

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 133:

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