Buffer Overflow

A condition at an interface under which more input can be placed into a buffer or data holding area than the capacity allocated, overwriting other information. Adversaries exploit such a condition to crash a system or to insert specially crafted code that allows them to gain control of the system.

See NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 2 under Buffer Overflow (NIST SP 800-28) for more information.

A condition at an interface under which more input can be placed into a buffer or data holding area than the capacity allocated, overwriting other information. Attackers exploit such a condition to crash a system or to insert specially crafted code that allows them to gain control of the system. 

See CNSSI 4009-2015 (NIST SP 800-28 – CNSSI No. 1011)  for more information.