Buffer Overflow Attack

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

 See NIST SP 800-72 for more information. 

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. 

 See NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1 for more information.