International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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Volume 13 - Issue 5 |
Published: January 2011 |
Authors: P.Vadivel Murugan, Dr.K.Alagarsamy |
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P.Vadivel Murugan, Dr.K.Alagarsamy . Buffer Overflow Attack – Vulnerability in Stack. International Journal of Computer Applications. 13, 5 (January 2011), 1-2. DOI=10.5120/1780-2455
@article{ 10.5120/1780-2455, author = { P.Vadivel Murugan,Dr.K.Alagarsamy }, title = { Buffer Overflow Attack – Vulnerability in Stack }, journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications }, year = { 2011 }, volume = { 13 }, number = { 5 }, pages = { 1-2 }, doi = { 10.5120/1780-2455 }, publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA } }
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Most of the vulnerability based on buffer overflows aim at forcing the execution of malicious code, mainly in order to give a root shell to the user. The malicious instructions are stored in a buffer, which is overflowed to allow an unexpected use of the process, by changing various memory sections.