Vulnerability
vulnerability:buffer_overflow
Also: buffer overflows
Vulnerability class mentioned alongside use-after-free bugs as a known exploit technique.
Vulnerability class mentioned alongside use-after-free bugs as a known exploit technique.
“use-after-frees and buffer overflows”
A vulnerability class described as allowing unintended program execution by manipulating memory buffers and the stack.
“how buffer overflows work”
“Programs just weren’t designed to stop this from happening”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | MENTIONS | Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit | Explicit | 170 |
| incoming | EXPLOITS | internet worm | Uncertain | 170 |
Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit MENTIONS buffer overflow
The article explained to a wide audience how buffer overflows work and how to perform them.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Skyper EP 170 Details
“was the first article that told to the wider audience how buffer overflows work”
internet worm EXPLOITS buffer overflow
Skyper presents the attribution of the first internet use of buffer overflows to Robert T. Morris as probable, so this link is hedged.
Uncertain Confidence 75% · Skyper EP 170 Details
“The first time was probably by Robert T. Morris, who wrote the very first internet worm”