buffer overrun

English

Noun

buffer overrun (plural buffer overruns)

1. (computer security) Synonym of buffer overflow.
   • 2002, David LeBlanc, Michael Howard, Writing Secure Code, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 133:

     Except in a few trivial cases, it generally isn't possible to prove that a buffer overrun isn't exploitable.

See also

• buffer underrun