Tag: buffer

What’s a buffer overflow? Buffer overflows are a type of vulnerability where the attacker gives more data to a buffer than it can handle. As a result, the program overwrites adjacent memory locations with the exceeding data. Usually, the program will crash. However, a skilled hacker can tak...

Our arrival at the entrance to the coffeehouse coincided with that of the cop we had followed into the lot. He went in first while I asked my father to hold back. He understood my trepidation. As expected, when we walked in, an all too familiar feeling came over me, as if I were floating above my...