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1.6.1 Case Study: Buffer Overflows

Software security concerns weaknesses that arise from programming errors. This section presents two common weaknesses: buffer overflows and SQL injections. It also discusses how vulnerabilities are identified and reported to vendors.


Buffer overflows are a common security weakness in applications written in C and C++. In these languages, developers must manually manage memory,...