They mean the same thing, whether its called overflowing, smashing the stack, or whatever... overrun --> meaning data being copied past the end of a char array. overwrite --> writing data past the char array onto other parts of the stack.. overflow --> spilling out onto other parts of the stack.. >Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:24:50 +0200 (CEST) > Jihène Krichène <jihene_krichene@yahoo.fr> buffer overrun, overflow, overwrite security-discuss@linuxsecurity.comReply-To: security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com > > >Hello > >What's the difference between these three terms : > >buffer overrun >buffer overwrite >buffer overflow > >Best regards > >___________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! >Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ Email account furnished courtesy of AntiOnline - http://www.AntiOnline.com AntiOnline - The Internet's Information Security Super Center! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Express yourself with a super cool email address from BigMailBox.com. Hundreds of choices. It's free! http://www.bigmailbox.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message.
