buffer overflow vulnerability
Buffer overflow vulnerability is a software security issue that occurs when a program tries to store more data in a buffer (a temporary storage area), causing it to overflow and overwrite adjacent memory locations, potentially leading to the execution of malicious code or system crashes.
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