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buffer overrun

buffer overrun noun: synonym of buffer overflow.

Noun

buffer overrun (plural buffer overruns)

  1. (computer security) Synonym of buffer overflow.
    • Except in a few trivial cases, it generally isn't possible to prove that a buffer overrun isn't exploitable.2002, David LeBlanc, Michael Howard, Writing Secure Code, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 133
    Synonyms:
    buffer overflow

Synonyms of buffer overrun

Forms of buffer overrun

pluralbuffer overruns

Questions about buffer overrun

What does buffer overrun mean?
Buffer overrun means synonym of buffer overflow.
What part of speech is buffer overrun?
Buffer overrun is a noun.
What is the plural of buffer overrun?
The plural of buffer overrun is buffer overruns.

Words near buffer overrun in the dictionary

  1. buffer cars
  2. buffer lass
  3. buffer lasses
  4. buffer overflow
  5. buffer overflows
  6. buffer overrun
  7. buffer overruns
  8. buffer rodeo
  9. buffer rodeos
  10. buffer solution
  11. buffer solutions

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